{"id":2053533,"date":"2026-07-21T09:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053533"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:06:27","slug":"fortnite-teases-obsession-crossover-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053533","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fortnite\u2019 teases \u2018Obsession\u2019 crossover event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/One_Wish_Willow_Horror.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Fortnite\u2019 teases \u2018Obsession\u2019 crossover event<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cHave you ever been obsessed?\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:06:27+01:00\">21st July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/One_Wish_Willow_Horror-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Obsession\" title=\"One_Wish_Willow_Horror\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The &#8216;One Wish Willow&#8217; in &#8216;Obsession&#8217;. CREDIT: Universal Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>Fortnite<\/i> is seemingly teasing a crossover event with hit horror movie <i>Obsession<\/i>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: \u2018Obsession\u2019 review: the year\u2019s most terrifying horror film so far<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Released earlier this year, <i>Obsession<\/i> is a \u201cmonkey-paw\u201d horror that sees Inde Navarrette\u2019s Nikki become fixated on Michael Johnston\u2019s Bear after his wish goes wrong. The movie has made over $440million worldwide from a $750,000 budget with director Curry Barker already talking about turning his other YouTube shorts into feature films.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>And now the spooky film could be coming to online shooter <i>Fortnite<\/i>. Yesterday (July 20) game developers Epic Games shared a new trailer that reworks clips from the movie to include <i>Fortnite<\/i> easter eggs. The \u2018One Wish Willow\u2019 is renamed \u2018One Llama Luck\u2019 and <i>Fortnite<\/i>\u2019s Zero Point Sprite haunts Bear. \u201cWatch the Obsession. Play the Obsession,\u201d reads the caption.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer is promoting the digital release of <i>Obsession<\/i> but fans believe it\u2019s the first part of an ongoing collaboration.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Obsession is Real | Fortnite Edit\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HLxvcsKhwKM?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Following the success of <i>Obsession,<\/i> fans unearthed Twitch streams from breakout star Navarrette.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The videos have been removed from her channel but earlier this month, a new YouTube channel under Navarrette\u2019s name re-uploaded some of the clips. Two videos spanning ten hours in total see Navarrette playing through the original <i>The Last Of Us<\/i>, while other videos see her enjoying the horror game <i>Outlast<\/i>. In the first nine days, the clips were viewed more than 1.6million times. TikToks of her playing <i>Call Of Duty<\/i> while wearing a Toad hat have also blown up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the weekend, Navarrette went viral after receiving a rare copy of 2009\u2019s <i>Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Epic Games has also teased the arrival of pop star Addison Rae via their DC Summer trailer.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, <i>Battlefield 6<\/i>\u00a0has announced a new collaboration with\u00a0<i>Top Gun: Maverick<\/i>, that includes stars of the blockbuster recording new voice lines for the event \u2013 although Tom Cruise isn\u2019t involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related 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his wish goes wrong. The movie has made over $440million worldwide from a $750,000 budget with director Curry Barker already talking about turning his other YouTube shorts into feature films.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>And now the spooky film could be coming to online shooter <i>Fortnite<\/i>. Yesterday (July 20) game developers Epic Games shared a new trailer that reworks clips from the movie to include <i>Fortnite<\/i> easter eggs. The \u2018One Wish Willow\u2019 is renamed \u2018One Llama Luck\u2019 and <i>Fortnite<\/i>\u2019s Zero Point Sprite haunts Bear. \u201cWatch the Obsession. Play the Obsession,\u201d reads the caption.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer is promoting the digital release of <i>Obsession<\/i> but fans believe it\u2019s the first part of an ongoing collaboration.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Obsession is Real | Fortnite Edit\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HLxvcsKhwKM?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Following the success of <i>Obsession,<\/i> fans unearthed Twitch streams from breakout star Navarrette.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The videos have been removed from her channel but earlier this month, a new YouTube channel under Navarrette\u2019s name re-uploaded some of the clips. Two videos spanning ten hours in total see Navarrette playing through the original <i>The Last Of Us<\/i>, while other videos see her enjoying the horror game <i>Outlast<\/i>. In the first nine days, the clips were viewed more than 1.6million times. TikToks of her playing <i>Call Of Duty<\/i> while wearing a Toad hat have also blown up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the weekend, Navarrette went viral after receiving a rare copy of 2009\u2019s <i>Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Epic Games has also teased the arrival of pop star Addison Rae via their DC Summer trailer.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, <i>Battlefield 6<\/i>\u00a0has announced a new collaboration with\u00a0<i>Top Gun: Maverick<\/i>, that includes stars of the blockbuster recording new voice lines for the event \u2013 although Tom Cruise isn\u2019t involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/fortnite-teases-obsession-crossover-event-3958146&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/One_Wish_Willow_Horror.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News \u2018Fortnite\u2019 teases \u2018Obsession\u2019 crossover event \u201cHave you ever been obsessed?\u201d By Ali Shutler 21st July 2026 The &#8216;One Wish Willow&#8217; in &#8216;Obsession&#8217;. CREDIT: Universal Pictures Fortnite is seemingly teasing a crossover event with hit horror movie Obsession. 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