Landon Barker ‘Stoked’ Over Being Part Of Timex’s ‘Race Against Timex’ In Fortnite (Exclusive)

“I emotion playing video games, and Fortnite is astatine the apical of my list, truthful it was ace breathtaking for me,” Landon Barker tells HollywoodLife of his engagement successful the Fortnite x Timex “Race Against Timex” situation successful the massively fashionable video game. Launched successful precocious 2022, the situation puts Fortnite players successful a watch-infused virtual satellite wherever they vie successful aggregate races against the clock. The collaboration included partnerships with galore gamer influencers, including Landon – a Fornite and Timex instrumentality who was “stoked” to beryllium portion of the game.

The “Race Against Timex” besides allowed Landon to hone his skills. I haven’t played a ton of clip trials successful video games, but from the ones I have, I didn’t find myself being ace tense oregon thing similar that,” says Landon. The lad of Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler turns 20 this year, truthful helium whitethorn not person known the nerve-wracking acquisition of the underwater ngo successful the archetypal Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES crippled oregon the fearfulness induced by the countdown euphony erstwhile Sonic The Hedgehog was moving retired of air, but Landon doesn’t fearfulness the countdown. “I bash similar things that are challenging from clip to clip though,” helium says.

One of the concealed challenges successful Fortnite’s “Race Against Timex” is discovering each the antithetic Easter Eggs. Along with Landon, Fortnite and Timex teamed with gamer personalities similar Parker Locke, Sushi Bae, and SypherPK, who contributed to the situation by infusing parts of their personalities and brands successful the “Race.” For Landon, this means putting successful a personalized Easter Egg – but helium wasn’t going to explicate however to find it.

“I bash person an Easter Egg for everyone successful the challenge,” helium tells HollywoodLife, “and I don’t privation to springiness excessively overmuch due to the fact that I deliberation that it whitethorn instrumentality distant from the fun. What I volition accidental is it is thing that you tin find successful Hollywood.”

Like the quality of the Timex challenge, Fortnite isn’t a crippled that sits still. The crippled – which has transformed into a metaverse level that has hosted virtual concerts from Travis Scott, Marshmello, and Ariana Grande – continues to displacement and evolve. However, Landon suggested that possibly the crippled could propulsion it backmost with the adjacent large event.

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“I deliberation thing chill would beryllium the enactment to play the OG representation again,” helium says. “I cognize it whitethorn dependable similar thing that everyone thinks oregon whitethorn say, but I deliberation aft however acold the crippled has come, it would beryllium chill to spell backmost to however it started. Even if it is conscionable a limited-time crippled mode.”

If this comes to pass, expect Landon to beryllium the archetypal to dive backmost onto the island. Perhaps helium could adjacent DJ the motorboat event? When discussing his involvement, HollywoodLife asked Landon to prime a fewer songs for antithetic “times” of the day. In doing so, helium gave a small spot of emotion to Machine Gun Kelly, who worked with Landon connected their collab, “Die In California” (and whose past 2 albums Travis produced and played on.)

Best Song To Play While Getting A Tattoo

Pierce The Veil and Kellin Quinn, “King For A Day”

Best Song To Play When You’re Getting Away With Something You Shouldn’t Be Doing

Machine Gun Kelly, “Drunk Face”

Best Song To Play When You Feel Run Down

Neck Deep, “Wish You Were Here”

To play “Race Against Timex,” spell to Fortnite, take “Creative” mode, prime “Play,” and input the “Island Code” 1359-6287-8998.

Fortnite tin beryllium played for escaped connected PC, PlayStation (4 and 5), Xbox One (S, X, and Series X oregon S), Nintendo Switch, and Android mobile devices.

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