Fortnitemares — Fortnite‘s annual Halloween event filled with spooky cosmetics, limited-time missions, and seasonal map changes — is underway. But its run is short: Saturday, Nov. 1 brings a rumored, heavily teased mini‑season themed around The Simpsons, and with it the current map will be retired.
Epic Games has confirmed the update that concludes Chapter 6, Season 4 of Fortnite will go live at 11 a.m. EDT on Nov. 1. A brief teaser for the new season accompanied the announcement; watch it below.
View this post on InstagramTeaser for the Simpsons mini‑season in Fortnite. The teaser transforms Jonesy and Hope — shown in their Jonesy the First and Heroic Hope variants — into characters drawn in The Simpsons aesthetic. They battle the alien duo Kang and Kodos, who comically turn Fishstick into an actual plate of fishsticks before beaming Jonesy and Hope aboard a UFO and laughing at their helplessness.
The laughter in the clip doesn’t match either alien’s classic cadence, which invites speculation. If the producers used the original Kang actor, Harry Shearer, his voice may have shifted over time; alternatively, the team might have used a different performer or processing. Kodos, traditionally voiced by Dan Castellaneta, sounds somewhat closer to the teaser but not exactly the same — fueling questions about which Simpsons cast members, if any, voiced their in‑game counterparts.
That uncertainty is partly practical: the principal cast of The Simpsons commands substantial pay — reportedly hundreds of thousands of dollars per episode — which can complicate licensing voices for crossovers tied to in‑game stores and cosmetic lines. For background on cast compensation, see this report. Screen Rant: How much The Simpsons cast is paid.
We should have clarity once the mini‑season launches. With the current season ending in just a few days, players can expect an influx of Simpsons content in the game — good news for fans of Fortnite and The Simpsons alike.
Source: Polygon
