Fortnite Reveals Summer Update Release Date

Fortnite‘s annual Summer update drops June 25, so soon enough, gamers will have plenty to keep them busy in-game. Epic Games tends to update Fortnite every two weeks. Apart from the days when there’s an unexpected inconvenience or an upcoming crossover event, gamers can usually expect downtime to start around 2 AM ET on Tuesdays. Downtime tends to last a couple of hours – however, this depends on the size of the patch, – and then fans can normally jump back into the game between 6 AM and 9 AM.

Patch v30.10 was the most recent Fortnite update, and it was the first one to be released this season. This update brought Metallica to Fortnite alongside themed items, tons of quests and cosmetic rewards, and even a concert, which gamers can watch live on June 22 or 23. Since the event only went live on Thursday, the update had to be delayed, which held back the release time of the Week 3 Quests and the Raiding the Rig Story Quests.

As expected, the next update will be released two weeks after patch v30.10, and the best part is that v30.20 will bring the highly-anticipated Summer event to Fortnite. Every year, there is a Summer Fest event in Fortnite, and players get the opportunity to complete themed quests and unlock free cosmetics. According to ShiinaBR, a reliable Fortnite leaker who posted the upcoming downtime dates, the Summer update will be released on time, which means gamers can expect the event to go live on Tuesday, June 25.

Expected Fortnite Summer Update Release Date

The reason why the Summer update is such a big deal is because it usually includes tons of new content due to the fact that Epic Games employees will go on a month-long break after its release. The following patch will only be released on July 23, which is why this update tends to bring so many additions to Fortnite; for four full weeks, gamers won’t get any more content besides scheduled quests.

There is still a lot to do in Fortnite before the Summer update is released. Fans of the Battle Royale game mode will have plenty of Metallica Quests to finish by then; Rocket Racing players also have Metallica content that they can explore and free Adidas decals to unlock; and LEGO Fortnite fans can explore the recently added Expert and Casual Modes.

Fortnite

Fortnite is a massively popular game that has several modes, the most famous of which is the online battle royale mode. In this mode, players collect items, build structures, and battle it out to be the ultimate victor.

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