{"id":41053,"date":"2023-12-04T14:48:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1938348"},"modified":"2023-12-04T18:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:18:01","slug":"fortnite-festival-mode-rhythm-game-release-date-and-the-weeknd-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/fortnite-festival-mode-rhythm-game-release-date-and-the-weeknd-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite Festival mode: Rhythm game release date and The Weeknd explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Groove is in the heart of Epic&#8217;s Fortnite features roadmap. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Cole Luke\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 04 December 2023 at 13:48 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Epic Games has announced a host of new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/fortnite\/\">Fortnite<\/a> modes coming out this week, with one of them being the Fortnite Festival mode.<\/p>\n<p>So, to help you get in the groove, we have the rhythm game\u2019s release date and The Weeknd feature explained.<\/p>\n<p>Given the success of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fortnite-season-og-end\/\">Fortnite OG<\/a>, it\u2019s worked out very fortuitously that Epic has a bunch of new modes for us to dive into to keep players coming back.<\/p>\n<p>The other highlights are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/rocket-racing-fortnite-explained\/\">Fortnite Rocket Racers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/lego-fortnite-explained\/\">LEGO Fortnite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Weeknd isn\u2019t the only musician to feature, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fortnite-event-recap-eminem-big-bang\/\">Eminem made an appearance<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fortnite-big-bang-event-eminem\/\">Fortnite Big Bang Event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For fans of rhythm games of yore, you can be rest assured that the mode will be a quality addition to the title, as it\u2019s helmed by a very esteemed developer in the music game genre.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s quite enough waffling from us! If you want to get all the latest on Fortnite Festival, read on to see if the rhythm game will strike a chord with you or fall flat.<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is the Fortnite Festival mode release date?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Fortnite Festival will release on Friday 9th December 2023<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, there will be a big reveal which we have featured further down the article \u2013 but Epic has taken to X (formerly Twitter) too to stoke the hype-train.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mq38Ul19eP\">https:\/\/t.co\/mq38Ul19eP<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Fortnite Festival (@FNFestival) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FNFestival\/status\/1731510931224502428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just beware that the new mode has an ESRB: Teen rating, so do expect some naughty and suggestive language.<\/p>\n<p>If your fair heart can handle it, it\u2019s sure to be an auditory bonanza.<\/p> <h2><b>What is the Fortnite Festival mode?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Fortnite Festival Mode is a new rhythm game developed by Harmonix \u2013 the developers behind Rock Band \u2013 that is available within Fortnite.<\/p>\n<p>Epic Games says: \u201c<strong>Fortnite Festival is a new music game where players can play in a band with friends or perform solo on stage with hit music by their favorite artists<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6342161071112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p>R\u2019n\u2019B and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-idol-wasted-opportunity-comment\/\">The Idol<\/a> co-star and creator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/the-weeknd\/\">The Weeknd<\/a> will be kicking things off, and to celebrate the occasion, there will be a premiere on YouTube at 2am GMT on 5th December that should reveal even more about the new mode.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"The Weeknd x Fortnite Festival Trailer\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jIDSHW5tIrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Given how many big artists have featured in Fortnite, it\u2019s actually quite surprising that it\u2019s taken this long for a Rock Band-inspired mode to come to the game. 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