Billie Eilish to Rock Fortnite Festival, Epic Adds Emote Privacy Controls
April 23, 2024![Billie Eilish to Rock Fortnite Festival, Epic Adds Emote Privacy Controls](https://cdn.brief.news/images/stories/a7b2aaaf45f12613ca34f13f967e50efc0bc5c70a0619c18393a373c04be0c29dad245404f33d800b163c7e24f7f2840f52b4634ba5d46199f4921885d93e221.jpg)
Billie Eilish is set to headline the main stage at the Fortnite Festival on April 23.
The Fortnite Festival will feature a reward track with free and premium options, offering cosmetic items and songs.
Epic Games introduces a setting to control visibility of certain emotes, with filters for all players or just friends.
The v29.30 update of Fortnite will incorporate these new emote visibility options.
Nintendo's decision has prevented Samus Aran from appearing in Fortnite, maintaining exclusivity to the Switch.
The festival aims to integrate Billie Eilish's music deeply into the Fortnite experience, continuing the trend of blending music with gaming.
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Kotaku • Apr 22, 2024
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GameSpot • Apr 22, 2024
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Eurogamer.net • Apr 22, 2024
Billie Eilish coming to Fortnite, adding weight to a much-discussed "leak"![Billie Eilish is Fortnite Festival's Season 3 main stage headliner](https://cdn.brief.news/images/links/9d826aee182da1e49b4cc7d8ad8b6ea83c98cc481add51f238f57e288ee662de95385de17537fa250951e9112661e6c25fa2ab33b97cb0bc838f5dc0f3fe0fa0.jpg)
Destructoid • Apr 22, 2024
Billie Eilish is Fortnite Festival's Season 3 main stage headliner