News2026-06-22

Fortnite's Popular Pokémon-Like Sprites Are Fueling a Player Surge — and 5 More Species Get Added This Week

TP
Tom Phillips IGN
1.6k articlessince 2015Active
Read original article →
Worth reading?
Be the first to weigh in
Filed in Week of Jun 22, 2026 →
Writer
Top genres
AdventureRPGFPS
Writes forIGN · Eurogamer View profile →
Fortnite
SERIESSubject
Fortnite
Active · 2017–2026
Latest · Fortnite
Top genres · fps, simulation, strategy
1134 articles 282 writers 31 games
Surge
COMPANYSubject
Surge
Role · Publisher
Active · 2009
Latest · Afro Samurai
Top genres · hack_and_slash
30 articles 23 writers 1 games
The Surge
SERIESCompared
The Surge
Active · 2017–2019
Latest · The Surge 2
Top genres · rpg
70 articles 51 writers 2 games
Also covering

Other writers on Fortnite

All writers →
ZZ

Zack Zwiezen

Kotaku · 28 Sept
31
Pieces
JY

Johnny Yu

Polygon · 20 Aug
29
Pieces
AC

Ashely Claudino

Polygon · 1 Oct
27
Pieces
SB

Sammy Barker

Push Square · 12 Oct
26
Pieces
CD

Christian Donlan

Eurogamer · 25 Jun
23
Pieces
Also covering

Other writers on Surge

All writers →
CL

Catherine Lewis

GamesRadar+ · 12 Oct
2
Pieces
RP

Robert Purchese

Eurogamer · 1 Jun
2
Pieces
FR

Fran Ruiz

Eurogamer · 28 May
2
Pieces
SM

Scott McCrae

GamesRadar+ · 10 Sept
2
Pieces
DB

Dustin Bailey

GamesRadar+ · 17 Jul
2
Pieces
Also covering

Other writers on The Surge

All writers →
JR

Jon Ryan

23 Sept
3
Pieces
AR

Andrew Reiner

27 Sept
3
Pieces
LC

Liam Croft

Push Square · 9 Aug
3
Pieces
JC

Jeff Cork

4 May
3
Pieces
BC

Brendan Caldwell

23 Sept
2
Pieces
More from Tom Phillips

Other recent pieces

All by Tom Phillips →
IGN·6 Oct
GTA 5 Made Playable in Browser as AI-Generated Game Chaos Continues
newsonGrand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V
IGN·6 Oct
Nolan North Is Staying in Shape Just in Case Sony Calls About Uncharted 5
newsonUncharted
Uncharted
IGN·6 Oct
Ubisoft Will Reportedly Try Relaunching Watch Dogs: Legion With a Director's Cut
newsonWatch Dogs
Watch Dogs
IGN·5 Oct
Fortnite Has Updated In-Game Art After Fans Discovered a Google Gemini AI Image Watermark
newsonFortnite
Fortnite
IGN·2 Oct
Brand New GTA 6 Screenshots Focus on Lucia and Jason's Relationship
newsonGrand Theft Auto VI
Grand Theft Auto VI
Community

What readers think of this piece

No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.
Log in to add a comment.