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Home»News»Gaming News»Fortnitemares Brings A New Event And Battle Royale Changes To Fortnite

Fortnitemares Brings A New Event And Battle Royale Changes To Fortnite

By Keith MitchellOctober 26, 2017
Fortnitemares Update

Fortnitemares Update

With Halloween just around the corner, Epic Games is set to bring a spooky event over to Fortnite. The first is called “Save the World”, where players will partake in various quests in a new area called Hexslyvania. Here they’ll encounter new creatures created exclusively for the event, new weapons and more.

And for those who love PVP, you haven’t been forgotten.There’s some spooky content for the Battle Royale mode in store. In addition, Epic is adding leaderboards, player progression, new cosmetic items and several other improvements.

The new update will be released today, October 26th, 2017, for PC and consoles.

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Head over to the Fortnite blog for full details on the Fortnitemares event, and patch notes.

Fortnite is currently available as an early access title for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. 

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Keith D. Mitchell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Outerhaven, covering games and tech for over 14 years. A lifelong PC gamer who began building PCs at age eight, he is a hardware enthusiast, Soulslike devotee, and regular attendee of major gaming and technology events.

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