Fortnite x Ben 10 Drop

Fortnite has started a Ben 10 rollout with an official teaser, putting one of its most-requested cartoon crossovers into the game’s April 24 shop cycle. (gamerant.com) Multiple outlets that tracked Epic’s teaser said the Ben 10 set is slated for Friday, April 24, 2026, with Ben Tennyson, Gwen Tennyson, Heatblast, and Alien X tied to the drop. (dexerto.com) (talkesport.com) The teaser itself focused on Ben and the Omnitrix, the wrist device from the Cartoon Network series that lets him switch into alien forms. Reports describing the clip said it cycled through several transformations, including Heatblast and Alien X. (gfinityesports.com) (gamerant.com) That matters inside Fortnite because Epic sells most crossover characters through the Item Shop, where licensed skins can disappear after a few days and return later without notice. Epic’s live shop page on April 23 already showed other time-limited celebrity cosmetics marked “Leaving today.” (fortnite.com) Two of those were World Wrestling Entertainment stars Liv Morgan and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Epic’s item pages said Liv Morgan was priced at 1,500 V-Bucks, while the Stone Cold Steve Austin bundle was listed at 2,000 V-Bucks, discounted from 2,700, with both purchasable until April 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. local time on the pages viewed. (fortnite.com 1) (fortnite.com 2) Epic’s main Item Shop page also showed the Stone Cold Steve Austin bundle and Liv Morgan bundle among current offers on April 23, alongside dozens of branded cosmetics from Batman, Nike, Adidas, and other franchises. (fortnite.com) Fortnite has spent the past year leaning harder on entertainment tie-ins across Battle Royale, Festival, and its broader storefront, where the game now mixes original outfits with film, sports, wrestling, and sneaker collaborations in the same daily rotation. Epic’s Fortnite homepage on April 23 highlighted active crossovers including Toy Story characters Buzz Lightyear, Emperor Zurg, and the Toy Story Alien Sidekick. (fortnite.com) Ben 10 fits that strategy neatly: it brings in a Cartoon Network property with built-in nostalgia for older players and name recognition for younger fans who know the franchise through reruns, games, and streaming. Fortnite has used the same playbook with anime, comic-book, and wrestling drops that turn a shop reset into a social media event. (dexerto.com) (fortnite.com) The next test is simple: whether the Ben 10 skins stick around long enough for the first burst of hype to turn into purchases before the shop rotates again. (fortnite.com)