[UPDATE:Fortnite has officially launched Chapter 4, Season 1, and players should be able to log in without any major issues. Folks can check out the launch trailer below. The original story follows.]
Epic Games' forever-popular battle royale title,Fortnite, has just gone through a game-changing event calledFracture. In it, players watched the creation of the new map to come to Chapter 4.
The event kicked off today, December 3, at 4 PM ET, and once it came to a close, players were faced with a splash screen showing the newly created map in the distance. And as of the time of writing,Fortnite’s servers are down, meaning that nobody can get in and play any online modes until Chapter 4 officially starts.
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When Is Fortnite Coming Back Online?
The official Twitter accounts forFortnitehave yet to state the exact time that the battle royale will come back online, but it’s expected that gamers will be able to get back in about12 hours after the end of the Fracture event, which should be about4-5 AM ET / 1-2 AM PT on Sunday, December 4.Of course, with the launch of a brand-new chapter (and season) can come with plenty of server overload issues, so there could be extra downtime. Regardless of any delays, Chapter 4 should still start sometime on December 4.
What are the Crossovers for Chapter 4 of Fortnite?
In the cinematic trailer that sends off chapter 3 and starts the era of chapter 4, fans have spotted several iconic characters that will definitely be making their way intothe Battle Pass(or the shop) as skins.
Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk showed up in the trailer, as well as Geralt fromThe Witcher; there was also a harvesting tool that had a style similar toAll Mightfrom the hit anime,My Hero Academia. Since there have been previous anime collaborations, like theDragon Ballone, it makes sense for there to be some sort ofMy Herorepresentation inFortnite.
Of course, as with any new season, there are bound to be even more cameos waiting to be revealed. It’ll be interesting to see what Chapter 4 is titled and how the new map will play. There have been rumors already that motorcycles will make it into Chapter 4 at some point; whether that’s in season 1 or later is yet to be confirmed.
Fortniteis free-to-play on Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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