Fortnite will unveil what the gaming platform says is the “biggest musical experience” in its history when The Daft Punk Experience launches Saturday (Sept. 27).
The activation will feature 31 songs from the duo’s storied catalog featured in myriad interactive rooms. Users will also be able to create song mashups, make their game avatars dance at a “Daft Club” featuring footage from the band’s Alive tour and Alive 2007 live album and make Lego music videos featuring the band.
The Fortnite shop will also include Daft Punk’s signature helmets, costumes and accessories, instruments and a “Get Lucky” Jam Track. Furniture from longtime Daft Punk collaborators Hervet Manufacturier will also be featured throughout the Experience.
Fortnite has previously done musical collaborations with a long list of marquee artists including Travis Scott, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Marshmello. Daft Punk officially joins the list when The Daft Punk Experience launches Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
“Players have been asking us for years to bring Daft Punk into the game,” Alex Rigopulos, the senior director of game development-music at Fortnite maker Epic Games told GQ France about the project. “They’re one of the most unique and innovative musical duos of the last 30 years, so we had to take the musical experience up a notch with them. In the past, we’ve put on amazing concerts that lasted 10 or 15 minutes and then they’re gone. For Daft Punk, we wanted to do something bigger, deeper and more lasting. Something that fans could come back to again and again.”
