In celebration of Shark Week, Fortnite has been updated with a couple of cosmetic items. The Fortnite in-game item shop now has three new items, a character skin, pickaxe skin, and an emote. This is all presumably in celebration of Shark Week, which kicked off on Sunday. The first is the Chomp Sr. outfit – a Shark suit, priced 2,000 V-Bucks. Then we have the matching Chomp Jr. pickaxe, which is basically a harpoon with shark impaled on it. If that’s not too horrific for you, it can be yours for 1,500 V-Bucks. Finally, there’s a new emote called On The Hook which will set you back 500 V-Bucks. The emote shows the character catching a fish and reeling it in before quickly showing it off. Reel in the victory with the On the Hook emote 🎣 Available in the Item Shop now! pic.twitter.com/kbErxycuDJ — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 23, 2018 That’s not all Fortnite has in store for players this week. Starting tomorrow, the game will be kicking off birthday celebrations for its first anniversary. The birthday celebration comes with its own quests which will in turn net you exclusive rewards upon completion. For more on Fortnite, check out the Fortnite tag.<doc-sep>Ahh, that special time of year where we think about sharks more than we normally do. July 22 marks the start of "Shark Week," which is a block of TV programming themed around sharks. Presumably to celebrate the occasion, Fortnite has added some new shark-themed items. These include a "Chomp Sr." outfit (2,000 V-Bucks) and the "Chomp Jr. pickaxe (1,500 V-Bucks). There is also a new emote called "On The Hook," (500 V-Bucks) which shows your character reeling in a fish (or a shark, I guess) and then showing it off with a smile on your face. All of the items are cosmetic in nature only, just like everything else in the game. New fin-tastic outfits in the Item Shop now! pic.twitter.com/b4fL8tz4yp — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 22, 2018 Reel in the victory with the On the Hook emote ? Available in the Item Shop now! pic.twitter.com/kbErxycuDJ — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 23, 2018 Believe it or not, this year marks the 30th anniversary of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" event. There is a lot of new stuff this year, including Shaquille O'Neal trying to overcome his fear of his sharks alongside Rob Riggle and Ronda Rousey swimming uncaged with sharks. In other Fortnite news, the game is celebrating its first anniversary by offering up special quests you can complete to unlock birthday-themed cosmetics and an XP bonus. You can check out GameSpot's previous coverage here to learn all about it.<doc-sep>Trusty dataminers have uncovered another treasure trove of leaked Fortnite skins, emotes, back blings and trails. There doesn’t look to be a distinct theme though – there’s everything from a knightly shield to sharks with frickin’ laser beams. Other highlights include an homage to the much-loved Praise the Sun gesture from Dark Souls – here called Storm Salutation – and a tiny winking penguin. Images from the Fortnite Cosmetics Directory in the gallery below will give you a better look at what’s on the horizon. Epic Games loves to make pop-culture references and memes in their cosmetic items, we recognise a few, but share in the comments if you know more. Fortnite Leaked Legendary cosmetics: Laser Chomp: This has got to be a reference to Dr Evil in the first Austin Powers film. Here’s hoping for ill-tempered mutated sea bass in Season 6. Fortnite Leaked Epic cosmetics: From left to right, the above are called: Wreck Raider Suntan Specialist Shade Servo Rescue Ring Reef Ranger Paradigm Maverick Intensity – aka Teckno Viking Diving Tank Boogie Down – Which was the winning entry in the Fortnite dance competition Bat Attitude Ballistic Archetype Air Tank Fortnite Leaked Rare cosmetics: These are called: Rescue Paddle Power Grip Pointer Penguin Living Large Insignia Harpoon Axe Embers Clutch Axe Fortnite Leaked Uncommon cosmetics: These ones are called: Steadfast Rush Helium Hand Signals Finger Wag Caliper Storm Salutation: Chug those minis like its an Estus Flask, because now you’ll be able to Praise the Sun in battle royale. Legend has it that Dark Souls series creator Hidetaka Miyazaki was told to take Solaire of Astora’s famous pose out of the game because it looked silly. Countless memes later, I think we all know they were right to keep it in. Click on the image to show if it’s a white space. In other Fortnite news, today marks the beginning of Fortnite’s first birthday celebrations, which include a set of challenges that reward you with cosmetics. The most difficult to complete of these sends you off in search of Birthday Cakes, so we’ve put together a handy guide of all the Fortnite Birthday Cake locations. This hasn’t gone smoothly for all players though, the Fortnite Birthday challengers are broken for a significant portion of the playerbase (including me…). Epic Games have said that we’ll have to wait until tomorrow for them to show up.<doc-sep>
Shark Week kicked off its 30th weekly celebration of the ocean killer on Sunday. As viewers will spend a week learning about the awesome power of great whites and other marine predators, Fortnite players can have a bit of shark fun of their own. Epic Games joined in the celebration of Shark Week on Saturday when it released the Chomp Sr. skin in the Fortnite in-game store. The shark outfit costs 2,000 V-Bucks, or $20, with the shark-on-a-spear pickaxe called Chomp Jr. sold separately for another 1,500 V-Bucks, or $15. There’s also the Snorkel Ops skin available in the store for 1,200 V-Bucks, or $12. Some players took it upon themselves to make their own “shark infested waters” with the use of the skins. Twitter user dakotaz posted a screenshot of a downed player in Loot Lake wearing the Snorkel Ops outfit, which has a shark fin protruding from its back. A Reddit user posted a similar screenshot over on the Fortnite subreddit. The image shows three dorsal fins from the outfits coming out of the water in Paradise Palms. In its 30th year, Shark Week is the longest-running program in cable TV history. The week-long series filled with true and not-so-true facts about the ocean predator makes a big splash every year and according to porn star Stormy Daniels, is a favorite of President Donald Trump. Shark Week officially starts Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern on the Discovery Channel. That also happens to be the time when Epic switches skins in the Fortnite store so there is no telling when Chomp Sr. will be available for purchase again. Epic had two back-to-back events as part of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series. It gave over $1 million in prizes to players, but Friday’s big winner found some viewer were skeptical of his big win requiring Epic to get involved.