Game Based on Netflix’s ‘Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance’ Launches in ‘Fortnite’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Netflix’s new animated series “Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance” heads to “Fortnite” Friday with the release of game “Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance – Red vs.

Blue.” Developed by “Gundam” IP owner Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bungie founder Alexander Seropian’s user-generated content studio Look North World through Unreal Engine for “Fortnite,” the game is described as “a competitive, team-based experience” that allows up to 20 players within each match “to align with either the Zeon or Earth Federation Forces factions and square off.” “When a match starts, players select their battlefield and deploy into their respective bases to equip themselves with an arsenal of their choosing,” according to the “Red vs.

Blue” rules. “The primary objectives are to engage in tactical combat to secure the valuable MS Reactor Power. Factions are allocated a Cache in proximity to their base, and additional Caches are distributed across the terrain.

Players acquire MS Reactor Power from the Caches. Teams must strategically collaborate to collect 200 MS Reactor Power, which then lets them activate their faction’s signature Mobile Suit, be it the Gundam EX or ZAKU II (Unidentified Type) Solari and have a devastating effect on the tide of battle.” In a first for “Fortnite,” “Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance – Red vs.