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A HOT new clip from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been revealed inside popular video game Fortnite.
The footage was hidden at the Risky Reels cinema inside the game, only available after a downloadable update.
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Fortnite and Star Wars recently teamed up for a special event to celebrate the upcoming release of the new movie.
Last week, we revealed how a Stormtrooper skin and a Star Destroyer had been added to the game.
Players can also now access lightsabers for the first time ever.
But the latest news is the addition of an unseen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker clip.
In the footage, we see Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron in enemy territory, blasting Stormtroopers in classic Star Wars style.
But we also get to see Rey performing a Jedi mind trick on some First Order soldiers.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will air on December 19 in the UK and December 20 in the USA.
It's set one year after the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, with the remnants of the Resistance facing off against the First Order again.
The movie is also set to bring the Skywalker saga – which stretches back to Star Wars: Episode I – to an end.
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What is Fortnite, anyway?
FORTNITE is an online video game played by up to 250 million people across the world.
In it, 100 players compete on their own or with a small group of pals to grab weapons, gather resources and build defences, before fighting it out to be the last man (or team) standing.
Matches take about 20 minutes, and you can drop into a new game within seconds of your previous one finishing.
It's bright, it's cartoony and it's fiendishly compelling.
Skill is rewarded but luck also plays a huge role, meaning no two games are ever the same and everyone feels like they have a chance of winning.
Fortnite has also made its developer billions.
In Europe it's rated 12+, meaning it's suitable for those aged 12 and up.
The battle royale mode is free to play, but there is also a story-driven single player and co-op mode called Save The World that players have to pay for.
Pop culture crossover events are very common because of the game's huge audience.
These involve players being able to buy themed outfits for the movie, TV show or brand, as well as getting some themed activities in-game to do too.
These might be new places to explore, new challenges to complete to win themed accessories, or new game modes that are loosely related to the theme of whatever is being crossed over with.
Major stars including Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and John Boyega reprise their roles, along with an appearance from the late Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016.
Star Wars fans are also anticipating the surprise return of Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine / Darth Sidious.
Palpatine was instrumental in the creation of Darth Vader, but was apparently killed by his chief underling in Return of the Jedi.
Star Wars has invaded Fortnite with a Stormtrooper skin and Star Destroyer as part of a crossover event
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