Is Ingress technically part of the Fortnite Extended Universe now?

With the recent announcement that the Virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI is joining the world of Fortnite, some sharp-eyed Agents have pointed out an interesting connection regarding the game's lore.

For those who remember the release of the Ingress Anime, the character ADA conducted a collaboration interview with Kizuna AI, who subsequently made a cameo appearance within the Anime itself.

By applying the transitive property of brand collaborations, we can therefore conclude:

1. Kizuna AI is in Fortnite.
2. Kizuna AI is canon in the Ingress Anime.
3. Therefore, Ingress is now technically part of the Fortnite Extended Universe.

We are currently awaiting confirmation on whether XMP Bursters will be added as loot drops in Tilted Towers or if the next Anomaly will feature a Battle Royale mode.

Kizuna AI in Fortnite: https://xcancel.com/FNFestival/status/2010018953138188731
Kizuna AI in the Ingress Anime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9haexylSEg

(this post should not be taken that seriously)

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As some people have taken this a bit to seriously:

This post is a joke.

Ingress is not collaborating with Fortnite in any way. The post above was meant as a not-so-serious joke about Ingress and Fortnite now being part of the same universe through the Fortnite X KizunaAI collab.

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The First Saturday tick for January 2026 is getting pushed as we speak! In addition to the IFS badge tick Agents can also expect 2500 +Gamma Tokens (and with it, the Bronze tier of the +Gamma Season medal) shortly, which will seemingly be pushed a bit later than the IFS ticks!

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The tokens are now being distributed! Do give it a few hours for the rollout to be completed before complaining about potential missing credit.

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Want NL-1331 in your city?

Show us your community, tag #Ingress and #NL1331, and call the van.

The Virtual NL New Year Tour 2026 begins 23 Jan.

Read more: https://ingress.com/news/2026-virtualnl1331

#Ingress

13 cycles have passed since the last extinction event, and right on time Agents all around the world are reporting that Machina has once again stopped linking and is decaying. Once all Machina portals are gone and after a short period of reprieve, it'll again start to spread for the next 13 cycles.

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NiaS has released Update 3.3.1 which is currently being distributed in the App and Play Store!

After some Agents noted that the C.A.R.G.O. banner in the inventory is hard to close the X button has been adjusted so that it is now easier to hit. On iOS, a fix has been added that should fix the screen flickering and freezes that have plagued the Scanner for a while.

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Agents, the +Gamma season is on its way. Now is the time to reinforce your commitment and support the network. Secure your +Gamma Supporter Medal today!

#Ingress #PlusGamma

It is now possible to open and work with multiple Support tickets in the Scanner! Previously you could only have one ticket open until Niantic Spatial closed it, but you can now open multiple tickets in parallel.

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With Version 3.3.1 it is currently not possible for some Agents to upload new Portal Nominations, Portal Scans or Portal Reports with pictures via the Upload Later function, with them being stuck at 0%. We assume adding new Portal Pictures is also impacted, but we didn't have the chance to test this. If you are planning to submit any one of these, do not update Ingress for the time being.

Simple Title and Denoscription edits as well as Portal Reports without pictures continue to work.

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Brian has posted on Reddit that the issues regarding the Upload Later contributions have been fixed and that the update has been submitted to Google for review. Update 3.3.2, which fixes these issues, should therefore release as soon as Google has finished their review.

If you still have contributions saved, do not delete them or reinstall Ingress, once you update to 3.3.2 they should be able to be uploaded like normal.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ingress/s/U74v8a3VBc

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The update has been approved and should now be available for everyone on Google Play. This update is not available on the App Store as the issues on iOS were able to be fixed via a server side update, so if you use an Apple device uploading contributions should also now work again without any action needed from you.

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The IFS attendance for January and the resulting +Gamma Points for each Faction has been posted.

https://ingress.com/news/2026-plusgamma-results

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The Virtual NL-1331 New Year Tour events starts tomorrow and it is now visible in the Dispatch screen! With it we also see a graphic which might be the design for the new Virtual NL-1331 2026 badge which you can get after buying and completing a special Premium Campaign!

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The NL-1331 Van Portals have also appeared around the world! Below you will find a list of all Portals up-to-date as we look through Intel and find them:

NL-1331A
Antwerp, Belgium
Akita, Japan
Adelaide, Australia

NL-1331B
Berlin, Germany
Brno, Czechia
Busan, South Korea
Beppu, Japan
Brisbane, Australia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brasília, Brazil

NL-1331C
Columbus, Georgia, USA
Augustia, Georgia, USA
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

NL-1331D
Des Moines, Iowa, USA

NL-1331E
---NONE---

NL-1331F
Shenyang, China

NL-1331G
Galle, Sri Lanka

NL-1331H
Le Havre, France

NL-1331I
---NONE---

NL-1331J
Jelgava, Latvia

NL-1331K
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bangkok, Thailand

NL-1331L
Lund, Sweden
Los Angeles, California, USA

NL-1331M
Mexico City, Mexico
Maebashi, Japan
Manila, Philippines
Matara, Sri Lanka

NL-1331N
---NONE---

NL-1331O
Okayama, Japan

NL-1331P
Pamplona, Spain
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

NL-1331Q
---NONE---

Due to Telegram limitations the rest of the Portals will be in a separate message!

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Due to Telegram limitations the rest of the Portals will be in this separate message!

NL-1331R
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rouen, France

NL-1331S
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
San Salvador, El Salvador
Santiago, Chile
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Shanghai, China
Seongnam, South Korea
Sapporo, Japan

NL-1331T
Tampa, Florida, USA
Toronto, Canada
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Taichung, Taiwan
Tawaramoto, Japan

NL-1331U
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

NL-1331V
---NONE---

NL-1331W
Warsaw, Poland

NL-1331X
---NONE---

NL-1331Y
---NONE---

NL-1331Z
---NONE---

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Thats it! 45 Van Portals appeared all around the world, and you can find the locations of them in the two messages above! We will give you a few other information in just a second.

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Hacking one of the NL-1331 vans will grant Agents an exclusive Dispatch Campaign! You will have until the end of the Event to Capture 1331 MU and Destroy 1331 MU to earn some Beacons.

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