Epic Games’ blockbuster battle royale game Fortnite is known for its massive partnerships, so it was no surprise when they teamed up with League of Legends last year to coincide with the Netflix series Arcane, introducing Jinx to the game in her own skin.

A fresh new League of Legends Arcane skin, Vi from the Netflix series, was introduced with the introduction of Fortnite’s v19.10 update. This skin will be added to the game within the next two weeks, according to the leak image from HYPEX.

This new skin is designed to be similar to the Netflix series and will be the second League of Legends character to join the Fortnite roster. Vi is wearing her famous pink hair and punk street clothes, so League of Legends fans should recognize her right away.

Vi will have her own cosmetic bundles published alongside the skin, including a hextech hammer as a harvesting tool, Powder’s stuffed toy rabbit as a backbling, and a themed Loading Screen along with an emote.

Vi, like the majority of crossover skins, will very certainly have to be acquired via the Item Shop. The estimated price will cost roughly 1,500 V-Bucks, and the bundle will cost around 2,200 V-Bucks.

The Vi skin in Fortnite does not yet have a release date, but we expect it to appear before the next big update.With that , it is expected to be released before February 1, 2022.

This week, Riot Games is continuing to shake up the video game industry by releasing a whole of announcements ahead of the Worlds 2021 finals and the Netflix animated series premiere of Arcane. Riot is expanding its connection with Epic Games after previously announcing a collaboration with Fortnite.

All of Riot Games’ games, including League of Legends, Valorant, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra, will be accessible on the Epic Games Store starting today.

Steve Allison, general manager and vice president of the Epic Games Store said: “Riot Games is one of the world’s best developers and creators of groundbreaking entertainment franchises,” “We’re excited they’ve chosen to partner with us to bring their titles to millions of new players through the Epic Games Store.”

This is a significant shift for Riot, whose games have previously only been offered for download through the company’s official website. This quick movement in the big developer’s position toward allowing competitors to offer the game is notable.

The massive RiotX Arcane event that preceded the premiere of its animated namesake has also turned out to be one of League of Legends’ greatest promotional campaigns since its 10-anniversary celebration.

It’s clear to note that the transfer to the Epic Games Store will have no effect on how the games are played. The games will still require the new Riot client to play, therefore the launch procedure will remain unchanged. The most significant difference is the increased potential audience for Riot Games.

Riot’s attempt to control every aspect of the gaming industry in the first week of November appears to have been a huge success. All of the games are now available on the Epic Games Store and will remain so for the time being.

The current situation

Although the game industry is not being affected too much before, it is slowly getting entangled in an economic war between the United States and China. TikTok was the first victim when the US Government investigated the behavior of sending the personal data of millions of Americans to China. Yes, they are paying the price, a heavy price. Yet, this platform is under control in the US while an agreement about a restructuring of TikTok (changing the interface, how it is managed, operated, etc.) is still in consideration in this country.

The dispute between these two big companies might last longer. The US Government is currently assessing many game companies including Riot Games (League of Legends, VALORANT) and Epic Games (Fortnite).

Tencent now owns 100% of Riot Games and 40% of Epic Games. According to Bloomberg, these two organizations will likely be forced to provide the Americans with specific information about its online data security protocols. After a great amount of data is leaked, it’s understandable that the US need to dispel fears of data leakage to China once and forever.

“Tencent’s U.S. gaming investments, including Riot Games, Epic Games and Activision. Blizzard may be at risk of forced divestment similar to ByteDance’s TikTok with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. launching an inquiry on national security grounds. We estimate Tencent’s U.S. assets could be worth at least $22 billion, and account for 6-7% of its sales and profits.” – Vey-Sern Ling and Tiffany Tam, analysts

Aimen Mir, former CFIUS president, previously told Bloomberg as he expressed his concern towards this problem:

“When you’re talking about massive amounts of data, there’s probably something for the committee to look at.”
“The question then becomes is the risk high enough that it actually warrants forcing deals apart.”

More details can be found in this video, published by Bloomberg: