HomeNews
Last night the Fortnite island blew up but has now magically come back to life and everyone and his mum is a bounty hunter, sounds legit
First off, we gotta talk about the big numbers. The world-eating in-game event that took place last night racked upa whopping 15.3 million concurrent players, while over 3 million more watched on from Twitch and YouTube. Whatever you think of Epic Games, you can’t deny they put on a good bloody show.
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 has done away with all that Marvel stuff now, but the Disney tie-ins are still going strong. Before we get to that, however, I need to explain the Zero Point. If you don’t know (I didn’t until five minutes ago), it’s a powerful glowing orb thing that controls The Loop (I’ll get to that), which was exposed after last night’s events. The Loop is the system that controls Fortnite (I think) - it’s the reality in which all Fortnite matches take place.
As for new things you’ll actually be doing in the battle royale, you can now take on quests and bounties which will earn you Bars. These can be used during matches to buy funky weapons and even hire allies.
The map changes include a big old sandy desert you can find smack-bang in the middle (over the site where the Zero Point is exposed). On top of that, there’s a colosseum to explore, as well as some more sneaky-sounding areas, Hunter’s Haven and StealthyStronghold.
I need to take a breather now. But if you fancy getting involved in all this, Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 is in full swing as we speak. Head toEpic’s websitefor more info.
And in case you missed it,you can get a subscription for the game nowfor £10 a month, which gives you skins and in-game currency to spend.
