J Balvin Fortnite skin has been leaked by dataminer, giving players a brief look at the popular Colombian singer's appearance in the game.
J Balvin Fortnite skin leaked |
The Fortnite leakers were able to uncover several skins like Fortnite Will Smith Skin, Morty Fortnite skin alongside a Fortnite Janky skin, and many more.
And during the same time, between the 17th of August and 18th of August, J Balvin Fortnite skin was leaked.
Let's go through the details of J Balvin Fortnite skin, its release date, and more.
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J Balvin Fortnite skin - Official Release
On the 23rd of August 2021, Epic Games has revealed the appearance of Fortnite J Balvin skin on Twitter.
The popular Fortnite J Balvin was portrayed as a Reggaetón Global Ambassador - J Balvin.
He rocked the Main Stage and now he's back to join the Icon Series. Reggaetón Global Ambassador @JBalvin is coming 🎉
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 23, 2021
Read about his upcoming Cosmetic Set which arrives in the Shop on Aug 26, the J Balvin Cup and more!
🔗: https://t.co/iGDDgee3Us pic.twitter.com/AiYb9GTSex
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J Balvin Fortnite Skin release date
Fortnite J Balvin skin release date is set for the 26th of August 2021. The cosmetics and J Balvin Fortnite skin will be available in the Fortnite item shop at:
- 5 PM PST
- 8 PM EST
- 1AM BST (August 27).
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And just like other crossover skins, the J Balvin Fortnite skin will be accessible to buy from the Fortnite Item Shop. The Fortnite J Balvin skin price will be somewhere around 1500 V-Bucks.
Fortnite J Balvin Gear Bundle
Epic Games has balanced the cosmetics with the J Balvin Gear Bundle alongside the two variants of J Balvin Fortnite skin.
- Energia Balvin Style outfit
- Skeleton Balvin Style outfit
- Real Back Bling
- Real Pickaxe
- Balvin Cruiser Glider
The cost price of the Fortnite J Balvin Gear Bundle should be somewhere between 2000-2500V Bucks.
However, players will get the opportunity to win the J Balvin Fortnite skin prior, if they participate in the Fortnite J Balvin Cup.
Mentioned in the J Balvin Cup Rules is this:
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) August 23, 2021
Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of "J Balvin" In-Game Cosmetic Outfit and Back Bling/Pickaxe is $20 USD.
Feel free to use that when converting to V-Bucks or whatever lol
J Balvin Fortnite Event - La Fiesta
Players will be able to participate in the J Balvin La Fiesta party from the 26th of August 2021 till the 9th of September 2021.
From August 26 to September 9, keep the party going with “La Fiesta,” a J Balvin-inspired experience made by community member Iscariote! (Also: Iscariote’s J Balvin-inspired “La Familia” experience will be re-featured from August 24 to August 31).
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) August 23, 2021
Preview of La Fiesta: pic.twitter.com/gDvBkM9L2q
Additionally, players will also get the opportunity to take part in Iscariote’s J Balvin inspired “La Familia”, which will be re featured in the game from 24th of August 2021 till 31st of August 2021.
J Balvin In Da Party La Fiesta emote:
J Balvin's "In Da Party" emote: pic.twitter.com/bMjMTqM0Vg
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) August 23, 2021
J Balvin Fortnite Skin Leaks
HYPEX, a prominent Fortnite leaker who released the past skins of Fortnite Will Smith, Morty, and Janky, additionally released the J Balvin skin in Fortnite Battle Royale.
On Wednesday, 18th of August 2021, around 1:44 a.m. CEST, HYPEX tweeted out the Fortnite skin of J Balvin along with J Balvin's Fortnite emote.
HYPEX, even revealed two new J Balvin Fortnite skin variants that will be joining the Fortnite ICON skin series.
J Balvin Fortnite Skin
Since this was leaked already, Upcoming J Balvin Skin! (thanks to @Not0fficer for the help) pic.twitter.com/0upl5pHoJp
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) August 17, 2021
J Balvin Fortnite Emote
J Balvin Emote! (thanks to @Not0fficer for the help) pic.twitter.com/IfrwYhFKL3
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) August 17, 2021
J Balvin Fortnite Skin Variant
Here are all the J Balvin ICON skin variants in one image. 2 images to the left are by @DrCacahuette so thanks to him! pic.twitter.com/Vvriy6WKw2
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) August 18, 2021
It is being suggested that J Balvin would join the Idol Series, alongside different other artists like Travis Scott, Marshmello, Ariana Grande, and Major Lazer.
J Balvin Fortnite Skin Teases by Epic
The renowned Fortnite leakers, ShiinaBR tweeted out an image on the 22nd of August 2021, saying Epic has started teasing about the much talked about Fortnite J Balvin icon skin.
Epic started to tease the J Balvin ICON Skin! pic.twitter.com/qOoyCGFACi
— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) August 22, 2021
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Other than the leaked J Balvin Fortnite skin and his emote, no details were revealed about J Balvin Fortnite skin release date, or how to get it.
Moreover, Epic Games is yet to confirm the addition of the J Balvin Fortnite skin, hence fans will have to wait for a bit to get an official J BalvinFortnite skin release date, and we will update this article as soon as new information is revealed.
Although currently, it looks like the J Balvin Fortnite skin will eventually join the monstrous Battle Royale in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 Battle Pass, it's ideal to wait for Epic Games to make an official announcement.
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Nonetheless, as it was revealed with the Fortnite 17.40 update files, so it's conceivable that Epic intends to release the J Balvin Fortnite skin quite soon.
J Balvin Fortnite Event
The association of J Balvin and Fortnite is not new to the players as J Balvin has already worked in Fortnite Battle Royale.
During the Fortnite Halloween 2020, the J Balvin Afterlife party was held in Fortnite, in which the Colombian vocalist was the outright hero. So, there are chances that Epic Games is intending to have another J Balvin Fortnite event after the success of his previous event.
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