Fortnite Chapter 5: Season 1 Launches with New Features and Characters
The new season, dubbed 'Underground', introduces a Lego Fortnite experience and teases three new games following the Big Bang event.
- Fortnite Chapter 5: Season 1, dubbed 'Underground', introduces a new island, gameplay features, and licensed characters like Peter Griffin from Family Guy and Solid Snake from Metal Gear.
- The new season also introduces a Lego Fortnite experience, part of an ongoing partnership with Lego, which will launch on December 7th.
- Fortnite's Big Bang event featured a virtual concert from Eminem and teased three new games: LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival.
- The Fortnite OG season, which brought back the original island and many fan-favorite locations, items, and characters, saw over 100 million players in November, making it the most popular season of the game ever.
- Chapter 5: Season 1 is expected to launch on December 3rd, following server downtime for the update.