HI-CHEW returns to Fortnite for a second year, bringing exclusive in-game experiences featuring its popular flavors and newly introduced mascot, 'Chewbie.' This collaboration "offers players three custom mini-games: HI-CHEW Hoppers, Color Switch, and Spin Cycle," each designed to provide unique challenges and highlight the brand’s identity.
In HI-CHEW Hoppers, players race through a course filled with oversized fruit-themed props and branded packaging, using 'HI-CHEW Harpoon Guns' to slow competitors and reach the 'HI-CHEW Crown.' Color Switch challenges participants to move quickly to the correct block among 49 options to avoid elimination, with Chewbie acting as the game master and HI-CHEW branding throughout the arena. Spin Cycle reimagines a popular Fortnite mini-game, placing players in a rotating arena filled with HI-CHEW-inspired obstacles based on the 'Original Mix.'
The custom HI-CHEW content is available to Fortnite players from November 18 through December 15.
Candy-Inspired In-Game Experiences
HI-CHEW Returns to Fortnite with New Games and Brand Mascot
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