{"id":12349,"date":"2026-07-29T18:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=12349"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:54:57","slug":"fortnite-will-let-you-unlock-john-wick-as-a-the-simpsons-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/fortnite-will-let-you-unlock-john-wick-as-a-the-simpsons-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite Will Let You Unlock John Wick as a The Simpsons Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Keanu Reeves has never guest starred on The Simpsons, but if he did, this is how his iconic assassin John Wick might look.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Why has Wick been Simpson-fied? Well, of course, it&#8217;s because he&#8217;s the star of a new Fortnite update \u2014 specifically for its popular Reload spinoff mode. Players will be able to meet and unlock Wick for themselves (as long as they own the current battle pass) as they delve back into the game&#8217;s excellent recreation of Springfield.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Fortnite first hosted The Simpsons&#8217; home town during a popular mini-season at the end of last year. Now, the map is back for the game&#8217;s Reload offering, which grants players three lives and quick respawns before they&#8217;re out completely.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Top 36 Simpsons Episodes<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Here are our picks for the 36 best Simpsons episodes from the past 36 seasons.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fortnite-will-let-you-unlock-john-wick-as-a-the-simpsons-character.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With a match size of 50 players and Simpsons items, this sounds like it will recreate some of mayhem from last year&#8217;s main battle royale offering. But there&#8217;s a few new twists this time around, as well. Firstly, an area of the map will be dedicated to The Confidential, a neutral zone with passive healing. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Proximity chat is enabled inside The Confiditional, which could prove interesting (or incredibly annoying). Players can also choose to break the peace and begin firing, though at the penalty of being marked for all players, with higher-quality loot for the opponent who then takes you down. Is it worth the risk? Si vis pacem, para bellum.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Players who have been sticking with the main battle royale mode&#8217;s compulsive Sprite collecting will likely be tempted to try Reload by the addition of an exclusive John Wick Sprite that can be extracted for use elsewhere (it reveals nearby enemies after knocking or eliminating an opponent).<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">A History of Keanu Reeves in Video Games<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\">&lt;img alt=&quot;<\/p>\n<h1 \/>A History of Keanu Reeves in Video Games<br \/>\nThe Keanu Reeves renaissance (Keanussance?) is upon us, and we are here for it. Keanu has been kicking butt in action movies for decades now but it seems like he\u2019s more ubiquitous than ever these days.<br \/>Outside of your John Wicks, Keanu has recently popped up in Toy Story 4 as Duke Caboom (Canada\u2019s greatest daredevil and stuntman) and played an insufferable parody of himself in Netflix\u2019s Always Be My Maybe. But Keanu\u2019s biggest surprise appearance was at E3 2019, when he not only took the stage to reveal Cyberpunk 2077\u2019s release date, but also the that he was playing a major character in the game: the literally-named Rockerboy Johnny Silverhand.<br \/>And so, not just in anticipation of Cyberpunk 2077, but in celebration of a beloved actor who keeps so busy he might as well live on our screens permanently\u2026 or just for the hell of it, really, let\u2019s take a look back at a brief history of every one of Keanu Reeves\u2019 many, many video game appearances.&#8221; decoding=&#8221;async&#8221; class=&#8221;progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity&#8221; loading=&#8221;lazy&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fortnite-will-let-you-unlock-john-wick-as-a-the-simpsons-character.gif&#8221; data-cy=&#8221;progressive-image&#8221;&gt;<span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Other changes to Reload will allow solo players to earn additional reboots by damaging opponents. Finally, chests will restock over time \u2014 a first for the game. Tempted to drop in? John Wick will be joining Homer Simpson in Fortnite Reload tomorrow, Thursday July 30, with around three weeks to unlock him for yourself.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em>@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/p>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fortnite-will-let-you-unlock-john-wick-as-a-the-simpsons-character.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fortnite-will-let-you-unlock-john-wick-as-a-the-simpsons-character.webp\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fortnite-will-let-you-unlock-john-wick-as-a-the-simpsons-character.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fortnite-will-let-you-unlock-john-wick-as-a-the-simpsons-character.webp\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-12349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12349"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12351,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12349\/revisions\/12351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}