Summary
Fortnitedeveloper Epic Games has revealed a new season of the game will be built and developed entirely in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). This new season ofFortniteis expected to launch in 2025 and marks a first for the massive multiplayer battle royale.
Since its initial release in 2017, Epic Games has successfully forgedFortniteinto one of the world’s most popular video games, with special events likeFortniteOG reaching well over 40 million concurrent players.Fortniteis made fresh thanks to a consistent wave of new content, ranging from item and weapon balancing to completely new maps and locations for players to explore.Fortnite’s newest season, Chapter 5 Season 2, launched on March 8 and will last through May 24, giving players a lengthy amount of time to snag all of the goodies that are part of the new season’s Battle Pass.
Epic Games Makes Major Fortnite Announcement
During the State of Unreal 2024 presentation, Epic Games announced a ton of new and exciting features will be added toFortnitein the coming months and years,as reported by IGN. One of the largest announcements from Epic Games revealed that a new season ofFortnitewill be created entirely using the game’s Unreal Editor tools. This robust level editor is available to players now, promoting even more creativity within the community.
Epic Games claimed that the newFortniteseason would ship “by the end of 2025.” Fans also got confirmation that thelong-rumoredFortnitefirst-person modewill be coming to the game thanks to UEFN sometime this year. Other useful features were announced for UEFN, like the ability to follow creators. UEFN, along with Unreal Engine 5, has allowedFortniteto become more than just a battle royal, turning the game into a platform to launch other experiences on top of. In recent updates, several new game modes have launched withinFortnite, like Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival.Fortnitealso features a deep LEGO mode for players to test their survival and crafting skills.
UEFN was released as a public beta last year and is a PC-only tool. The tool promotes creativity within theFortnitecommunity, allowing players to create and develop new game modes, maps, and experiences within the game itself.Fortnitewas brought over to Unreal Engine 5 in 2022, marking a huge shift for the game as a whole. A plethora of modern video gameshave been developed with Unreal Engine 5, withFortnitegreatly benefiting from the engine. Along with graphical improvements thanks to Unreal Engine 5, Epic Games recently introduced entirely new movement systems toFortnite, complete with mounting and hurdling abilities.
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