Epic Games is Bringing Back ‘Fortnite OG’ Next Month, With Original Map and Loot

Epic Games is bringing again the unique Fortnite completely, that includes the map and loot from the primary season of the sport. Players will be capable of expertise the favored Battle Royale title from its early days beginning December 9, the developer introduced Tuesday. Fortnite launched in early entry in 2017 with co-op and Battle Royale modes and rapidly grew to become a phenomenon. Fortnite is at present operating a Chapter 2 Remix season, with areas and loot impressed from the second chapter of the sport.

Fortnite OG Launch

Dubbed “Fortnite OG”, the throwback season was confirmed by Epic Games in a publish on X Tuesday. “OG is coming BACK and is right here to remain. Relive Battle Royale from the beginning and discover the OG map, gather OG loot, and relive OG seasons. Drop again in on December 6,” the developer stated. The publish additionally featured a picture of the map of the unique season of Fortnite.

This is just not the primary time Epic Games is bringing again the unique season of Fortnite. The studio launched a month-long season of Fortnite OG in November 2023 and acquired enthusiastic response from gamers. Following the launch of final yr’s Fortnite OG season, the sport skilled its largest day ever. Epic Games confirmed on the time that over 44.7 gamers logged in to the OG season and performed the sport for over 102 million hours.

Fortnite has gone via a number of seasonal updates and iterations over time, fully reworking itself from the sport it was at launch. It now presents six totally different modes, together with Lego Fortnite and Rocket Racing, along with the wildly standard Battle Royale mode.

The sport is now identified for its huge season-ending occasions and in-game concert events from a number of the largest pop stars. Fortnite is at present in its fifth chapter, with Chapter 6 set to launch subsequent month.

On November 2, Epic Games announced Chapter 2, the Remix, which brings again remixed and reimagined content material from the sport’s second chapter, with weekly location and loot drops. Additionally, Chapter 2 Remix additionally encompasses a host of rappers like Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and Juice WRLD. Fortnite is free-to-play throughout PC, Mac, cell, Xbox and PlayStation platforms.