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Buy Phantom Blade Zero, Get a Free Fortnite Outfit

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A new action video game called Phantom Blade Zero is offering players a special bonus. If you buy it on the Epic Games Store, you get a free item in Fortnite.

The free item is called the "Soul" outfit. It is part of a collaboration between the two games. A collaboration means companies work together on something.

Fortnite is one of the most popular games in the world, with millions of players. Getting a free outfit there is a big reason for fans to buy Phantom Blade Zero.

The developers of Phantom Blade Zero have called this collaboration an "unexpected surprise." This suggests that fans did not know about the Fortnite connection before it was announced.

Cross-game promotions like this are common in the gaming industry. Companies use them to attract new players and reward existing fans.

By linking a new game to a huge, established title like Fortnite, developers hope more people will notice and buy their game.

This kind of marketing can help smaller or newer games become more visible. Marketing means the ways a company promotes its product.

For players, the deal means they can enjoy Phantom Blade Zero and also get something fun for a game they already play.

The news about this collaboration was shared alongside other gaming and technology stories, showing how connected the gaming world is these days.

Vocabulary11 words

action video game
a fast game with fighting or adventure
Epic Games Store
a website that sells video games
collaboration
when two companies or games work together
Fortnite
a very famous and popular video game
developers
people who make a video game
unexpected
not known or planned before
cross-game promotion
an offer that connects two different games
industry
a big area of business, like gaming
marketing
ways a company tells people about a product
established
already well known for a long time
visible
easy to see or notice

Quiz

1. What can players get for free by buying Phantom Blade Zero?
2. How did the developers describe the Fortnite collaboration?
3. Why do companies use cross-game promotions?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

A new action video game called Phantom Blade Zero is offering players a special _____.

If you buy it on the _____, you get a free item in Fortnite.

The free item is called the "_____" outfit. It is part of a _____ between the two games.

_____ is one of the most popular games in the world, with millions of players.

The _____ of Phantom Blade Zero have called this collaboration an "_____ surprise."

Cross-game promotions like this are common in the gaming _____.

This kind of _____ can help smaller or newer games become more visible.

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