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Daily Mirror
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Is Fortnite down? Server downtime schedule and what's new in update 35.10
More Star Wars weapons and characters are set to come to Fortnite soon, but we're going to have to sit through a touch of downtime before they arrive. Fortnite is set to engage in some more downtime to ensure that the weekly rollouts of new Star Wars content goes uninterrupted. Fortnite has thrust players into the galaxy far, far away, and though it has tried to make the experience as streamlined and as focussed as possible, it's already a mixed bag for many. The stacked Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass offers a great collection of cosmetics for players to unlock, but the game resting so much on weapons that work with a cooldown system rather than with traditional ammunition has disappointed many players who have been engaged for years. Either way, change is coming fast, with Epic Games revealing in Fortnite early patch notes that new content waves are coming to the game weekly to celebrate the world of Star Wars with new NPCs, weapons and abilities. It's a great time to be stuck into the game if you're a fan of the huge entertainment franchise, especially as a new, albeit delayed Fortnite update is on its way to help usher in these content boosts. We do have to get through some Fortnite downtime to see this come to life, so it bears the question – is Fortnite down? Here's what you need to know. Is Fortnite down? Fortnite downtime begins at 1am PDT / 4am EDT / 9am BST on Friday, May 16, as confirmed via a new tweet from the @FortniteStatus Twitter account. This time matches previous update downtime timings, including the Chapter 6 Season 3 downtime that preceeded the season launching. We can expect a downtime of around two and a half hours t o come with the update based on recent downtimes, with matchmaking closing down thirty minutes ahead of time to ensure that players can finish their games first. The update was supposed to roll out on Thursday, but a hiccup in the ongoing saga to get Fortnite back on the App Store in time for the patch delayed it by a day. The Fortnite Status Twitter account confirmed the delay while Epic boss, Tim Sweeney, has been tweeting about the situation with Apple. It seems Epic isn't holding out for Apple users to join the fray, as the game's account hasn't mentioned any further delays. What's new in Fortnite update 35.10? Leakers haven't had the hold on content announcements in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 in the same way they usually would, because Fortnite has already revealed what we can expect from the incoming updates across the shorter-than-usual season. Epic Games has revealed that the game will be rolling out more weekly content drops throughout the season introducing new NPCs and weapons, all held up by updates that load the game's backend with the content itself. With that in mind, the update will deliver one content drop, and another the following week. They are as follows: Friday, May 16 – Chewbacca arrives in the Item Shop and on the map, dishing out the Wookie Bowcaster. The CA-87 Jawa Scatter Blaster will appear in chests, too Thursday, May 22 – The Mandalorians arrive, offering players the chance to hire a Heavy, Scout, Supply or Medic teammate. The Mandalorian Jetpack will be unvaulted, and the Amban Sniper Rifle and Westar-34 Blaster Pistols will make it to the island too. There are more updates to come, like the appearance the Star Destroyer as a pilotable boss battle, but they will be introduced in the next update on Thursday, May 29. Until then, though, we've got some Fortnite downtime to wait through so we can get our hands on the Wookie Bowcasters.
Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Fortnite update delay pushes back Star Wars content
The fight to get Fortnite back on the Apple App Store may have just doomed players to another day without new content, as a new Fortnite update delay is revealed. A new Fortnite update delay has struck, and the game is still struggling to return to Apple's App Store. It seemed as though Fortnite 's Galactic Battle season had been putting all of its cards on the table. After all, the skins in the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass were all incredibly well signposted, and Fortnite 35.10's early patch notes have all been revealed on the game's blog, announcing the weekly content rollouts that players have been expecting for the entirety of the mini-season. It's exactly this that makes a new Fortnite update delay all the more fascinating. Players were ready for a new update to hit the game this morning, delivering all of the backstage content that the game needed to roll out the next two weekly waves of content. But, even as Chewbacca arrives in the Item Shop, it seems that it simply isn't here, with the Epic Games team revealing that the update simply isn't here yet. And it might have something to do with its ongoing headbutting with Apple. Fortnite update delay Epic Games and the @FortniteStatus Twitter account have revealed that the incoming Fortnite update 35.10 has been delayed by a day, in the short run-up to its start. Revealed yesterday, the Fortnite update delay has squeezed the new patch to Friday, May 16, with very little forewarning from the company. The news of the Fortnite update delay came as a shock to many, but it seems that there could be a reason for this after a tweet from Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney, who responded to a claim from leaker @ShiinaBR that there was no movement on Fortnite's Apple review progress. 'We need to release a weekly Fortnite update with new content this Friday, and all platforms must update simultaneously,' Sweeney says. 'So we have pulled the previous Fortnite version submitted to Apple App Review last Friday, and we have submitted a new version for review.' It seems as though this could be a reason for the update facing a delay, as games are expected to pass review on the App Store in between 24 and 48 hours, while Fortnite's first-submitted build was waiting for over 100 hours. There is no publicised reason for this, but after the long, brutal legal battle that Epic Games and Apple have been locked in for many years, it doesn't come as much of a surprise. If the game needs to be in the same state across the board, it makes sense to give all versions of the game a little more time to breathe. It's just another day to wait for new Fortnite content, and if it means that more players will have easy access to the title as a result, then it's probably a net good for the game. Here's hoping there's no more funny business from the App Store; otherwise, we could be in for another Fortnite update delay, and nobody wants that.
Daily Mirror
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
When is the next Fortnite update? Release date and what to expect
There's plenty more to come in this season of Fortnite, and though there is downtime on the horizon, we thankfully don't have to put up with it every time a new bout of content arrives. Fortnite's update schedule for Chapter 6 Season 3 doesn't perfectly match up with its promises of new content, but it's still a fairly straightforward lineup of updates that we can expect. Fortnite is well into its new Star Wars season, and already it's proving itself to be an impressive twist on the game's formula, even if it's made some major changes that have upset some purists. The game has offered an immersive and well-considered peek into the galaxy far, far away with its detailed new POIs and fresh Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass, but in roping players into the Star Wars universe, there have been a few casualties. The loss of weapons that use ammo has been a source of frustration for a number of players, with all weapons working on a cooldown in order to give the entire island a chance to blast each other to bits with lasers rather than shells and rounds. It's a compelling change to the arsenal of the island, but not one that can last long before players get sick of it, especially as the weapons all have such incredibly similar names, leading to a lot of confusion about what kind of gun you're actually picking up. Weekly shifts are what it's all about in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3, and while it's good news that we won't be totally inundated with updates and downtimes, that doesn't mean we're totally without interruptions. Here's what you need to know about the next Fortnite update. When is the next Fortnite update? The next Fortnite update, update 35.10, is set for release on Thursday, May 15 at 1am PDT / 4am EDT / 9am BST. This date has been revealed by reputable Fortnite leaker @Hypex, who claims that there will be two updates during the season before it ends on Sunday, June 8, and the time is an estimation based on the last two game updates that didn't bridge the gap between seasons. We can expect some downtime of around two and a half hours (based on the downtimes of Fortnite update 34.40 and Fortnite update 34.30), with matchmaking coming to a close half an hour beforehand. This season, though, these updates aren't the only time that we'll get new injections of content, as they appear to be added to the game in chunks with each update for weekly drops. For example, Fortnite has revealed that its latest bout of content, titled Pull of the Force, has already joined the game without any need for downtime on Twitter, so we can expect that content rollouts for this special crossover season to be similar for the whole month. What's new in Fortnite update 35.10 Fortnite has revealed the titles of its incoming content drops set to roll out over the course of the season, and now that we are in the center of its second drop, Pull of the Force, we can expect that the next update will deliver all of the content needed for the next two arrivals. They are, as revealed by a Fortnite blog post: Chew On This, bringing the Wookie Bowcaster and CA-87 Jawa Scatter Blaster on Thursday, May 15 Mandalorian Rising, bringing recruitable Mandalorian bounty hunters, the Mandalorian Jetback, Amban Sniper Rifle and Westar-34 Blaster Pistols on Thursday, May 22 It's an exciting prospect, and a great way to roll content out to fans, even if every once in a while we have to hold our horses. Or X-Wings, if you prefer. If it gives us more Force powers, then who are we to complain?
Daily Mirror
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass – every Star Wars outfit and emote you can unlock
Fortnite is back with a major new overhaul, thrusting players into the world of Star Wars with a heap of fresh cosmetics to unlock. The galaxy far, far away has come to the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass, stuffed with Star Wars-themed goodies for players to unlock. The new Star Wars -themed season of Fortnite has arrived, and there's little doubt that the season with a relatively short runtime will be a controversial one. In many ways, it is incredibly faithful to its intergalactic source material with meticulously designed Easter eggs and some excellent sound design, but the fact that every weapon on the island operates with cooldown rather than traditional ammunition is bound to upset the Fortnite elitists out there. It's a tough balance to strike as Epic Games attempts to lower its players as far into the world of Star Wars as possible, but it might not work for everyone's taste. What's exciting, though, is the current Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass, stuffed to the brim with skins, emotes and goodies for players to unlock, based on existing characters and twists on some Battle Royale favourites. Though it's shorter than the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 Battle Pass, it still comes in at seven pages of goodies to unlock, as well as some bonuses for those who can hold out until later on in the season and unlock everything before them. So, what's in store in the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass? Here's everything you need to know. Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass The Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass will run until Saturday, June 7 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST. It will cost you 1,000 V-Bucks (£6.99 / $8.99 / $11.95), or you can gain access via a subscription to Fortnite Crew. There are seven pages of standard rewards, two pages of bonus rewards, and two pages of this season's secret skin, General Grievous. Every Battle Pass Reward Here's everything in the core Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass: Page one Page two (unlocked with 2 claimed rewards or 5 levels) Sith Pairing Blades Pickaxe 100 V-Bucks Dark Legacy Loading Screen Sith Blasters Back Bling Training Remote Trail Contrail 100 V-Bucks Sith Apprentice Evie Outfit Page three (unlocked with 6 claimed rewards or 12 levels) Black One X-Wing Glider 100 V-Bucks Lil' Resistance Bomber Black Squadron Dive Contrail Black Leader Wrap Cantina Hangout Loading Screen Poe Dameron Outfit Page four (unlocked with 12 claimed rewards or 18 levels) S-Foil Scrapaxe Pickaxe 100 V-Bucks Poe's Model X-Wing Back Bling Targeting… Emoticon 100 V-Bucks Poe's Takeoff Loading Screen Resistance Poe Outfit Page five (unlocked with 19 claimed rewards or 26 levels) Mini Dogfight Emote Rebel Wookiee Lander Glider Wookiee Paw Pickaxe Wookiee Team Combat Loading Screen Where My Wookiees At? Jam Track 100 V-Bucks Wookiee Team Leader Outfit Page six (unlocked with 27 claimed rewards or 32 levels) Metal Team Mishap Back Bling Wookiee Fist Pickaxe 100 V-Bucks Desert Dust-Up Loading Screen Wookiee Team Leader Banner Icon 100 V-Bucks Tarfful Team Leader Outfit Page seven (unlocked with 35 claimed rewards or 40 levels) Force Lightning Emote Imperial Shuttle Dive Contrail 100 V-Bucks Palpatine's Cane Pickaxe Emperor's Might Wrap Senate Repulsorpod Glider 100 V-Bucks Emperor Palpatine Outfit Bonus Rewards There are two pages of Bonus Rewards in the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass, unlocked for the player once they have unlocked every item in the core pass. One page is visible right now, and the next will be unveiled on Thursday, May 15. The items currently on the page are: Imperial Holo Back Bling Poe Hammerin' Drums The Empire Strikes Emoticon Wookiee Rebel Wrap Sith Dominance Loading Screen Chancellor Palpatine Outfit Greivous Rewards There are two pages of rewards related to General Greivous set to arrive on Thursday, May 15, including an Outfit for the mechanical General of the Separatist army. The items are set to be revealed further down the line, though we have already seen an emote which sees the character unleash his two other arms to spin lightsabers over his head, so we can expect to see that when the cosmetics are revealed. That's everything you need to know about the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass! Though this season might be shorter, we have a lot more cosmetics to unlock in this window than we did last season, so make the most of it and get to unlocking. Because even though you probably won't use it, let's not pretend you don't want that Poe Hammerin' drum set.
