What’s new in Fortnite?
Fortnite Reload just launched a new map, along with a rank reset and changes to the loot pool. Slurp Rush is a brand new Reload map that centers around, you guessed it, slurp! There’s a ton of the glowing, blue regenerative liquid to be found around the eight main POIs, making the need to carry shield potions much less crucial. New weapons include the Mammoth Pistol (a personal favorite), the Dragon’s Breath Shotgun, and the Semi-Auto sniper Rifle.
Fortnite Chapter 6 is finally here, continuing with Fortnite: Lawless, which completely switches up the map once again. There’s new weapons to try out, you can now fire off Sub-Zero ice abilities, and there’s a whole new Battle Pass to work through.
We now know what’s to follow in the next season of Fortnite, and Star Wars fans can rejoice as we’ll all be jumping into Fortnite: Galactic Battle later this week. For now however, there’s still a whole new loot pool to try out, and a bunch of hip-hop skins to earn via the new Battle Pass. It’s frequent updates like these that make Fortnite one of the best battle royale games around.
Here’s everything you need to know about the process of Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 ending, when the next season starts, and what to expect from Fortnite in the future.
When does the current season of Fortnite end?
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 will end on May 2, 2025 at 2AM ET / 7AM GMT. This is according to the main Battle Pass screen in-game. In addition, Epic Games stated this end date and time in a recent blog post detailing the new season.
It’s worth noting that some previous seasons’s timings shifted by a couple of days just before the new one was supposed to arrive, so timings here are always subject to change regarding downtime periods. The best place to keep up on specific updates closer to the launch of the new season is the Fortnite Status Twitter account. We’ll be sure to keep this page up to date as well.
✔️ Star Wars Themed Battle Pass
✔️ Weekly Gameplay Content
✔️ Culminating in a Live End of Season Narrative Event
➡️ Fortnite Galactic Battle arrives May 2, 2025 pic.twitter.com/JmRStRA2UmApril 20, 2025
When is the next season of Fortnite?
The next season of Fortnite is a Star Wars-themed season called Fortnite: Galactic Battle, and it’ll launch on May 2, 2025. This is when Chapter 6 Season 2 ends, and based on previous launches, we can expect downtime to end on the same day. If things change, and as we get closer to release day, we’ll be sure to update this page.
What to expect from the next Fortnite season
Epic Games has revealed the next season of Fortnite as Fortnite: Galactic Battle. It’s a Star Wars themed season with a new battle pass, map changes and even a live event that’ll cap things off for the finale. So far, we’ve only really seen a teaser of what’s to come, but it sure looks like a Star Wars fan’s dream. Mandalorian, Chewbacca, and Darth Jar Jar skins are inbound, and by the looks of things there will be X-Wings and TIE Fighters to fly and battle in.
There will be “weekly gameplay content”, and new points of interest based on Mos Eisley, and a food court built around the wreck of an AT-AT. You can check out the dates for these weekly updates, and the names of each, below:
- Imperial Takeover – May 2, 2025
- The Pull of the Force – May 8, 2025
- Mandalorian Rising – May 22, 2025
- Star Destroyer Bombardment – May 29, 2025
- Death Star Sabotage – June 7, 2025
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 map changes
We’ve just received our first look at the new map that’s set to arrive alongside Fortnite Galactic Battle (Chapter 6 Season 3). As you can see in the image above, there’s new locations called Outpost Enclave, First Order Base, Resistance Base, and Vader’s Samurai Solitude.
