Funko, creators of the prolific Pop! figures, is teaming up with Epic Games to create merchandise based on the ever-popular Fortnite

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Announced by Nasdaq , the Fortnite collection will feature over ten different product lines, including Pop! figures, Pint Size Heroes, Vynl figures, 5 Star figures, keychains, apparel and more."We are thrilled to collaborate and partner with Epic Games to create the inaugural Fortnite product collection and to bring these characters to life for the first time," said Brian Mariotti, CEO of Funko.The collection launches this holiday, available across various retailers that typically stock Funko products. Though the figures, apparel, and more have not been shown, fans of Funko's merchandise know distorted proportions and cute aesthetics are in store."We're all big fans of Funko's collectibles, so we were thrilled when we had the chance to partner with them on the Fortnite collection," said Mark Rein, VP of Epic Games. "We hope our players are as excited as we are about all of the cool stuff that's on its way."Being major cultural tuchstones, both Funko and Fortnite have been making headlines lately. Pikachu has been announced as the first Funko Pop! Pokemon figure and a Gears of War Pop game was announced at E3 . On the Fortnite side, Season 5 has officially begun , and the MP5 SMG has just been introduced to the game

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