Fortnite Chapter 3 arrives next month, following a climactic live event to conclude the game’s second Chapter and wave farewell to its current, ever-changing Island map.
Epic Games confirmed the timing for this season’s ending live event this afternoon – and acknowledged it would also bookend the game’s second Chapter. This backs up earlier rumours reported by Eurogamer that Epic planned to deploy Chapter 3 in December, rather than continuing Chapter 2 into a ninth season.
You’ll want to tune into The End event time on Saturday, 4th December at 9pm UK time (4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific) to witness the game’s second Island going for good. A period of downtime is then expected to follow.
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“With The Convergence complete, The Cube Queen prepares her endgame for the Island and nothing will ever be the same,” Epic Games wrote today. “Grab your weapons and fight the ultimate destroyer of all reality. Join ‘The End’, a one-time only in-game event and battle for your legacy.
“‘The End’ marks the finale of Fortnite Chapter 2. This climatic event takes place on December 4 at 4pm ET as players take on The Cube Queen in one last stand for the fate of the Island.”
Groups of up to 16 friends can squad together. All who attend receive in-game rewards: a unique weapon skin and loading screen.
A finale on 4th December means the game’s currently-stated season end date will be cut short by 24 hours. In recompense, anyone logging in between now and the season end get a 225k XP dollop automatically applied to their account. A Power Levelling weekend (which traditionally awards 4x XP) will also take place this weekend to enable anyone lagging behind on their battle pass to get everything done.