You can be Master Chief in Fortnite now

At the Game Awards today, Epic announced (via Red vs. Blue skit) that you can now buy a Master Chief outfit in Fortnite. It's 2600 V-Bucks for the bundle, which also includes the UNSC Pelican Glider, the Gravity Hammer Pickaxe, and the Lil' Warthog Emote.

You have to wonder if this was planned back when Halo Infinite was going to release this month. We recently learned that the next game in Microsoft's flagship series won't be out until fall of 2021.

No matter: Being Chief in Fornite is basically the same, right? Maybe not, but tomorrow, you'll be able to play CTF on a recreation of Blood Gulch in Fortnite Creative Mode, so that's a bit closer.

The map was made by building team Atlas Creative, and it'll be available at 7 am Pacific/11 am Eastern tomorrow, December 11.

Finally, if you play Fortnite on an Xbox Series X or Series S with the Master Chief outfit, you'll unlock a matte black style.

Tyler Wilde
Executive Editor

Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler joined PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.