Fortnite gets Street Fighter's Ryu and Chun-Li

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Pick up the new Fortnite Street Fighter skins from the in-game shop starting Sunday

Fortnite Street Fighter crossover
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Update: The Fortnite Street Fighter crossover is now official, just a couple hours after the details leaked online.

Headlining Fortnite's next big crossover event are two of Street Fighter's most famous brawlers: Chun-Li and Ryu. You can pick up the new Street Fighter skins over at Fortnite's in-game shop starting Sunday, February 20 at 4pm PT / 7PM ET. Check out the retro-inspired trailer for the fighters below.

This has been one of the most in-depth Fortnite leaks in recent memory. As Eurogamer spotted, Fortnite leaker ShiinaBR first shared a short clip of assets for a currently unannounced portal coming to Fortnite. Portals have become Epic's go-to way to introduce crossover content into the Fortnite universe, and this one in particular seems to come with the Suzaku Castle background from Street Fighter 2 plus a dead ringer for Ryu's theme song.

Epic hasn't officially announced these cosmetics or other Street Fighter content, but given the breadth of leaks coming in, all of this will likely become official sooner rather than later. I wouldn't be surprised if we see the Fortnite Street Fighter cosmetics arrive in the next two weeks or so, especially with players now finding the new portal in-game, as this video from iantothemax (spotted by Kotaku) shows. 

Just last week, Fortnite The Flash cosmetics were leaked a bit early, and you can bet the leaks will continue throughout the year.  

Austin Wood
Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.