Winterfest is over, the Epic Games team is back from winter break, and they’re already firing from all angles with a new update. We’re kicking off the year with a new season of the Fortnite Festival, a big crossover event for Battle Royale, and tons of new original skins set to release in the coming weeks.
We’ll break down all of the most important changes and additions in this update so you know exactly what to look out for when the servers come back online.
As was officially revealed (and leaked) yesterday, Fortnite x Hatsune Miku headlines the new season of Fortnite Festival. This means that a new music pass is on the way, with Miku-themed instruments, tracks, cosmetics and skins ready to unlock, and the standard Hatsune Miku skin will be available for purchase in the merchandise shop during the season, which is currently set to end on April 8.
Another teaser for the Godzilla crossover that should have a big impact on Fortnite very soon came out yesterday. This event, which will see the iconic monster run around the game map and allow you to unlock the Godzilla skin, should start in about a week, so we’ll bring you more details on the event as we learn more about what it entails.
It’s time to feel a little less secure in your structures as the Rail Gun will be added back to the game in this update. This energy sniper rifle is an extremely powerful weapon that deals high damage and can penetrate structures. The trade-off is that it has to charge for each shot, meaning you have to wait a while between shots and account for each one.
Many new skin packs have been added in this update, most of which are original Fortnite designs. Several new poll skins are included, which are shown to players as concept art in polls. The most notable of these is the Raccoon Ninja skin, which will no doubt get a much cooler official name when it hits the item shop between today and the next update.
The latest update caused quite a stir as the Last Laugh pack returned, featuring several DC characters that had been unpurchasable in Fortnite for a long time. That trend looks set to continue as the Caped Crusader set has been updated, meaning he’ll be back in the merchandise shop soon. This set includes two versions of Batman, one based on his classic comic book outfit and the other based on his outfit from The Dark Knight. It hasn’t been in the item shop since November 2023.
