Fortnite's new season looks a lot like Helldivers 2, with bugs to fight, precision air strikes to launch, and even a very democratic-looking emote, but "there's literally no sign" of a collab, leaker says

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Super Earth isn't involved in Fortnite's "anti-bug military defense force"

Fortnite Chapter 6: Season 4 key art showing characters fighting off a horde of bugs.
(Image credit: Epic Games)

Fortnite's latest season – Chapter 6 Season 4 – kicks off today, but while the whole bug invasion concept feels very akin to Helldivers 2, one leaker says "there's literally no sign" of a collaboration in the battle royale right now.

Epic Games unveiled Fortnite Season 4's "Shock 'N Awesome!" content this week, having revealed that the main theme is fighting off an infestation of alien-like bugs. "Make no mistake – this is warfare, and the bugs… well, the bugs are winning," an official blog post reads. "The Island is an absolute mess of goopy nests and egg sacs. Prepare to stomp and smash the swarm with the O.X.R., the Island's anti-bug military defense force."

There are three different sizes of bugs to take on – Swarmers, Bombers (which, as Epic describes, are "chonkers"), and the enormous Queens. They even look a bit like Helldivers 2's Terminids, with the small ones looking a bit like Hunters, and the Bombers being rather akin to the Chargers.

Considering Fortnite is full of collaborations between different games, TV series, and more, you'd think this would be a perfect opportunity to add some Helldivers cosmetics or even some official crossover weapons to the battle royale. However, according to prominent Fortnite leaker Shiina, this isn't the case.

"Everything about this season screams Helldivers collab, but there's literally no sign of it anywhere," Shiina writes, sharing a battle pass emote that makes the player salute by the flag of the aforementioned "anti-bug military defense force."

That's not to say that some form of Helldivers crossover couldn't be added in the future, of course. This is set to be a very long season, running all the way to November 1, so there's plenty of time for something to happen while the fight against the bugs is still ongoing. There's no doubt it'd be popular, but for now, it sounds like Super Earth's soldiers are stuck fighting their own Galactic War for a while longer. Hey, at least the Power Rangers are here.

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Catherine Lewis
Catherine Lewis
Deputy News Editor

I'm GamesRadar+'s Deputy News Editor, working alongside the rest of the news team to deliver cool gaming stories that we love. After spending more hours than I can count filling The University of Sheffield's student newspaper with Pokemon and indie game content, and picking up a degree in Journalism Studies, I started my career at GAMINGbible where I worked as a journalist for over a year and a half. I then became TechRadar Gaming's news writer, where I sourced stories and wrote about all sorts of intriguing topics. In my spare time, you're sure to find me on my Nintendo Switch or PS5 playing through story-driven RPGs like Xenoblade Chronicles and Persona 5 Royal, nuzlocking old Pokemon games, or going for a Victory Royale in Fortnite.

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