Greek mythology has been enjoying a resurgence in popular culture as of late. Video games like Supergiant Games’Hades, a favorite contender at The Game Awards 2020, and Ubisoft’sImmortals Fenyx Risingboth tackled the mythos last year, as did the Netflix animated seriesBlood of Zeus. Now,Immortals Fenyx RisingandBlood of Zeusare coming together to offer fans of the open-world RPG more cosmetics for their demigod hero.
Immortals Fenyx Risinghas hosted other collaborations even before it released last December, withUbisoft releasing anAdventure Timecrossover trailerin November 2020 to push the game’s fantasy-adventure setting, the Golden Isle. However,Blood of Zeus, which was created by Charles and Vlas Parlapanides and debuted its first season on the streaming service in October 2020, makes much more sense as a thematic partner forImmortalsgiven they both star demigods tasked with stopping malevolent forces.
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A new quest called “A Tribute to Family” is available between now and January 28 inImmortals Fenyx Rising, according to Ubisoft. It tasks players with defeating two mythical creatures fromBlood of Zeuson behalf of a ghost in the Hall of Gods. For completing the quest, players can receive an Eagle pendant and customization options, though the blog post detailing this crossover does not specify what is on offer here versus the in-game store.
That being said, Ubisoft lays out two packs that can be purchased by players even after the event ends on January 28: A weapon pack with skins for Fenyx’s sword, axe, and bow; as well as a character pack with dark-toned “flair” for players' armor, helmet, wings, mount, and phoenix companion Phosphor. These new cosmetic options should offer players more interesting options to play around with, though there are alreadyover a dozen alternate skin options for Phosphorby itself in the open-world game.
Beyond this Netflix crossover event,Immortals Fenyx Risingcontinues to grow in scale.Immortalslaunched a new update last weekto prepare for its first major DLC expansion, “A New God,” and the game has been a successful enough venture for Ubisoft thus far that it has two additional expansions planned through April 2021.
While many have compared the game toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, its unique niche covering Greek mythology has offered it one way to stand out - even in a year whenHadestook much of the spotlight. Scoring a deal with the Netflix original series should be a boon forImmortals Fenyx Rising, and give fans something to do while waiting on theupcomingBlood of ZeusSeason 2.
Immortals Fenyx Risingis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
