Hang Out with Geoff Keighley in Fortnite's Island for The Game Awards

The Doritos Pope arrives

by Sammy Barker 8pm

Hang Out with Geoff Keighley in Fortnite's Island for The Game Awards 1

The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has been transformed into a full 3D character for this year’s Island of the Year in Fortnite.

As with previous years, developer Epic Games has created a full interactive experience for you to test out the nominees and engage with minigames.

But there’s more: Keighley is actually in the game, using MetaHuman technology.

“Epic Games announced in March that MetaHumans, which can be used to create high-fidelity digital humans, can now be used in Unreal Editor for Fortnite,” he explained. “I spent a full day at 3Lateral in Manchester, England to get scanned as a MetaHuman. You sit in a scanner and do tons of different face poses, then they scan your body too. The results speak for themselves, I truly feel like I have a digital double.”

For those who don’t know, in addition to its main modes, Fortnite also empowers budding game creators to make and publish experiences of their own. These, called Islands, can then be discovered using the game’s main menu.

Among the nominees this year include an MMORPG called Fort Knight Legends and a clicker-style experience called Lumberjack Heroes. We’ve actually played both of these and like them a lot.

Will you be voting for Island of the Year within Fortnite? You can access the interactive experience, with the virtual Geoff Keighley, from the main menu – or by using the Island Code 0853-1358-8532.

[source youtube.com, via store.epicgames.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

1
nessisonett
8:02pm

Think there’s a typo in that headline. Fortnite should read ‘Epstein’s’

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Korgon
8:17pm

I'm sure the response to this marketing ploy is going to be very positive from the audience.

3
rjejr
8:20pm

Geoff’s avatar (not calling it a MetaHuman even if Zuckerberg is paying me too) has a Quasimodo Hodor thing going on. 🤪

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Jrs1
8:20pm

I'd rather spend a night in Jimmy Saville's hoose 😃

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Oram77
8:37pm

no thanks, I'll pass

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DonJorginho
8:44pm

I’d rather be locked in a room with Hermen Hulst to talk about the joys of Concord.

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NEStalgia
9:27pm

There is so much that is very very very wrong about virtually every aspect of this article that I can't even think of any coherent snarky reply about it. Just take every single part mentioned and undo it, and the world will be a better place. Where's the mind bleach?

Is the Fortnite demographic more positive to the Dorito Pope?

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McBurn
9:40pm

I can't think of anything positive to say about this xD

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carlos82
9:43pm

Can you shoot him? If so I might actually download it

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PaperAlien
48m ago

Absolutely howling at THAT picture and his quote "the results speak for themselves"

Looks less like Geoff and more like Andrew Scheer. Eyes have to be way more sunken to be Geoff.

@DonJorginho that would actually be nice, if I’m being honest. No corporate script, no public facing comments. I genuinely believe there’s a lot more to that saga, Sony makes some bad calls but two weeks to the can is highly unusual.