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Sabrina Carpenter could be the next headline act of Fortnite Festival.Since it launched in December 2023, Fortnite’s dedicated rhythm game Festival has featured a number of big name headline acts, with artists such as Billie Eilish, Metallica, Snoop Dogg and Lady Gaga taking part.As part of each limited-time season, players are able to play along to a number of hits from the headline artists and unlock a number of skins and cosmetic items to customise their Fortnite avatar.The current headline act of Fortnite Festival is virtual popstar Hatsune Miku but their season is set to end next month. As it stands, Fortnite hasn’t confirmed who’ll be headlining the next season but a number of Sabrina Carpenter-inspired cosmetics have been uncovered in the game, hinting at her arrival.Players have discovered what looks like her mic and guitar in Canyon Crossing, alongside a ‘Short n’ Sweet’-inspired lipstick kiss.Sabrina Carpenter's Microphone, Guitar, and Kiss Decal can be found at Canyon Crossing – teasing her as the next Festival Artist! #Fortnite pic.twitter.com/HDHQZM2GyD— Fortnite News (@Guille_GAG) March 25, 2025Earlier this year, a number of leakers also claimed Sabrina Carpenter was set to come to Fortnite in April.Last year, Sabrina Carpenter was one of the artists included in Just Dance 2025 while a number of fans took to Roblox’s Dress To Impress to recreate her signature looks from the ‘Short n’ Sweet’ world tour Carpenter is currently on the European leg of her ‘Short n’ Sweet’ tour after causing a number of OFCOM complaints due to her flirty performance at the BRIT Awards earlier this month.

Fortnite has confirmed an official collaboration with space Western anime Cowboy Bebop will launch as part of Chapter Six, Season Two.Fortnite Battle Royale: Chapter Six, Season Two went live earlier today (February 21) and Epic Games has now revealed what fans can expect from the next six weeks of the game.“In Crime City, the hustle never stops,” explains the dedicated blog. “Stick ‘em up! It’s time to blow that vault door wide open and make a… “withdrawal.” Ransack Fletcher Kane’s banks, take over his armored cars, even pull off a train robbery! The outlaw Midas returns with a new motley crew including wannabe hip-hop icon Big Dill, Cassidy Quinn, and more.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been released online, and fans have had very strong reactions to it.The film, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as a group of superpowered scientists is the first time the characters have been incorporated into the MCU.Previously, 20th Century Fox had the rights to the characters and produced two films in the ‘00s starring Jessica Alba, as well as a 2015 adaptation starring Michael B Jordan.Following Marvel’s parent company Disney acquiring 20th Century Fox in 2019, the studio is free to incorporate them into their shared universe. Chris Evans’ version of Johnny Storm from the 00’s Fantastic Four films has already made a comedic appearance in last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine.This new trailer introduces the characters, who live in a retro-style world not unlike the aesthetic from Marvel show Loki.

Fortnite has confirmed that virtual pop star Hatsune Miku is coming to its Festival game mode.Hatsune Miku was created by voice synthesiser company Vocaloid in 2007. Miku was designed as an “android diva in the near-future world where songs are lost” and the virtual Idol has since featured on more than 100,00 songs.

Mariah Carey, and this year Fortnite is actually doing it.As reported by Forbes, a giant blue iceberg has been spotted in the middle of Fortnite‘s Chapter 6 Season 1 map, and it contains none other than singer Mariah Carey. Carey’s Fortnite debut is coming soon, although details on when exactly the ice will thaw aren’t known.When Carey does eventually come out of the iceberg, she’ll be a non-player character that people can interact with, located between Brutal Boxcarts, Foxy Floodgate, and Seaport City.The iceberg is part of Fortnite‘s winter event, Winterfest 2024.

Fortnite players are owed a refund for buying unwanted ingame skins, according to a ruling from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).The FTC is due to refund up to $72million (£56.6million) in the coming months after it found Fortnite guilty of using “dark patterns” to trick players into making unwanted purchases and let children buy virtual items for real-world money without parental authorisation.“Fortnite’s counterintuitive, inconsistent, and confusing button configuration led players to incur unwanted charges based on the press of a single button,” reads a new statement from the FTC (via VGC), who first raised the issue in 2022. “For example, players could be charged while attempting to wake the game from sleep mode, while the game was in a loading screen, or by pressing an adjacent button while attempting simply to preview an item.”The FTC is sending refunds totaling more than $72M to consumers who were tricked by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, into making unwanted purchases: https://t.co/Fmyj2r6PeI /1— FTC (@FTC) December 9, 2024According to the FTC’s complaint, Fortnite also locked the accounts of customers who disputed unauthorised charges with their credit card companies, which has been ruled “unlawful”.

Fortnite has released a Chappell Roan ‘Hot To Go’ emote, inspired by the viral dance.Fortnite is an online gaming platform with a number of different modes including battle royale and the Guitar Hero-inspired Festival. The game has a long history of music-based collaborations and has just wrapped up its massive Season Two Remix event, which ended with a virtual concert featuring Eminem, Ice Spice, Juice WRLD and Snoop DoggEarlier this week, Fortnite released a new range of emotes including Get H.O.T., inspired by Chappell Roan’s ‘Hot To Go’ dance.

Juice WRLD’s new, posthumous single ‘Empty Out Your Pockets’ has been created by the Fortnite team.‘Empty Out Your Pockets’ comes from Juice WRLD’s final album ‘The Party Never Ends’, which was released on Friday (November 29).The track was premiered in Fortnite, during the grand finale of the Chapter Two Remix event with the in-game concert also featuring appearances from Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, Eminem. After the virtual gig, a Fortnite-inspired video for ‘Empty Out Your Pockets’ was shared.

Juice WRLD’s mum has said an upcoming Fortnite concert is an “incredible tribute” to the late musician.Juice WRLD, real name Jarad Higgins, was just 21-years-old when he passed away from an overdose in 2019. Across two albums, two mixtapes and a number of singles, the musician built a legacy that’s only continued to grow since his death.

Juice WRLD song is going to be unveiled during a Fortnite concert November 30 at 7pm GMT.The upcoming concert will feature Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, Eminem, and the late Juice WRLD. The rapper, real name Jarad Anthony Higgins, passed away in 2019 after an accidental overdose.The previously unheard Juice WRLD song debuting during the concert has been named ‘Empty Out Your Pockets’, and, as reported by GameRant, a music video is expected shortly after the show.

Fortnite OG mode will become a permanent addition to the battle royale game from next month.Last November, Fortnite launched the nostalgia-inducing OG game mode, which featured a number of classic maps, characters and weapons from the first season. The launch led to “the biggest day in Fortnite’s history” with over 44 million players logging on to play at the start of the month-long event.Fortnite OG was removed in December but is now set to make a permanent return. “OG is coming BACK and is here to stay,” read the surprise announcement.

Avenged Sevenfold have confirmed a “digital museum” will be launching in Fortnite to celebrate the band’s 25th anniversary.Avenged Sevenfold formed in 1999 and have become one of the biggest metal bands around. To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the group recently launched a dedicated “digital museum” in Fortnite.Described as a “full virtual gallery, experience and escape room”, the Museum features easter eggs and Avenged Sevenfold recordings, as well as the band’s story so far.“We wanted to do something to mark the occasion of our vast history by not just looking backwards but also forward,” explained the band in a statement.

Sony has confirmed details of a special, Fortnite-inspired PlayStation controller that’s due for release later this year.The colourful, limited-edition DualSense wireless controller features fan-favorite Fortnite characters Fishstick and Peely and will cost fans £74.99.“Drop into the action and defy the Storm as you build, battle, and create with the new DualSense wireless controller – Fortnite Limited Edition,” said Sony about the controller.Pre-orders for the controller will go live October 3 via the PlayStation store ahead of a full launch on November 7.Earn your Victory Royales with style.The Fortnite Limited Edition DualSense controller launches October 3: https://t.co/vbgEkv0MRc pic.twitter.com/EakdvISReE— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 25, 2024The Fortnite controller isn’t the only bit of limited edition tech Sony has unveiled in recent weeks. In honour of the 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation, the company released a special, throwback version of the upcoming PS5 Pro.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 is right around the corner, and a new trailer has shown off the upcoming slate of Marvel characters, from Dr Doom, to the Avengers, and the X-Men.The latest Season in the live-service battle-royale game is titled Absolute Doom and will feature the villainous Doom himself as well as many other Marvel characters. The Season comes with a new Absolute Doom battle pass that contains outfits for Gwenpool, War Machine, Peelverine, Emma Frost, Captain Jonesy, Mysterio and Shuri.There are also new items to take on Dr Doom with. You can get Dual Micro SMGs, Captain America’s Shield, or War Machine’s Arsenal.

Fortnite players are banding together to destroy the latest ingame vehicle, the Tesla Cybertruck.After causing a stir in the physical world, the Cybertruck has now found its way into Epic Games’ Fortnite. However, players aren’t exactly stoked on the new addition.The Tesla Crybertruck was introduced last week and quickly, Fortnite players decided to call a temporary truce in order to destroy Elon Musk’s latest product.

Fortnite update has added a much-requested feature to the online shooter: Reload Duos.Fortnite‘s new reload mode was launched June 22 and it gives players that feeling of the game when it first surged to popularity. This mode brings back the original map to the game with all of its first points of interest that made people fall in love with it. That means even Tilted Towers is in there.The problem was, this game mode only had squad queueing available.

Fortnite players have quickly become obsessed with a new, mysterious character known as the Wanderer.The Wanderer first started appearing in Fortnite yesterday (June 25) and has been spotted at several different locations around the Island including the Estate Station, Placid Pumps and Coastal Comms.However, the hooded figure disappears as soon as a player gets too close and only seems to spawn once per match. Not much is known about the Wanderer but he has featured in recent Fortnite lore.

Metallica could be coming to Fortnite, according to a note found in the battle royale’s backend code.According to Fortnite reporter Shiina, one fan found a text file in Fortnite’s backend that read “used in CH5S3 Metallica Concert”, which seemingly confirms a Metallica gig will take place at some point during Fornite’s current Chapter 5 Season 3. The new season kicked off May 24 and is set to run until August 16.Metallica fans have been able to purchase the Master Of Puppets emote since late 2022 and earlier this week, it was confirmed by developers that ‘Master Of Puppets’ was due to be added to Fortnite Festival, making it the longest jam track in the game.UPDATE :This was confirmed to be the full 9 Minutes from a Harmonix DevThanks to @beestinging7 for pointing this out! https://t.co/IRA7ke0PwM pic.twitter.com/SVHwuwBpV6— BeastFNCreative • Fortnite Leaks (@BeastFNCreative) June 4, 2024It’s yet to be confirmed how a “Metallica concert” will be added to Fortnite but many fans are speculating that the band could be the fourth headline act of Fortnite Festival.Fortnite Festival is a dedicated rhythm game that emulates the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

Epic Games has removed the recently-added Chains Of Hades weapon from Fortnite’s tournament mode, after Doja Cat complained about the weapon.READ MORE: Borislav Slavov on scoring ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ and what’s next: “We’re just warming up”Chains Of Hades were one of several Greek-inspired weapons that were added to Fortnite as part of the Chapter 5 Season 2 update, with the whip-inspired weapon able to capture opposing players and drag them closer, or deal heavy melee damage.However, as the game enters the final weeks of Myths and Mortals, Fortnite have removed the weapon from the tournament game mode, which will impact the Fortnite Championship Series grand finals taking place this weekend (May 18-19).According to Epic Games (via esports.net), this is due to a bug that could cause major problems in a major tournament, though Chains Of Hades can still be found in ranked and pubs modes. However, this change comes shortly after Doja Cat took to social media to complain about the weapon.In a series of now-deleted posts on social media, Doja Cat wrote: “If you’re horrible and garbage at Fortnite make sure you grab a Chains of Hades whip to pass the time.

Billie Eilish announced that she’d be taking to Fortnite on its festival’s headline stage today (April 23).The ‘Ocean Eyes’ singer will be a playable character in Fortnite Festival, Fortnite‘s rhythm game that emulates the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. We don’t know exactly what this collaboration will include, or which of the singer’s songs, but when previous artists took the virtual stage, players were able to play as them and play some of their top hits.Eilish will be headlining Fortnite Festival season three.

Fortnite may be introducing a new series of Jujutsu Kaisen skins as part of an upcoming event.Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga set in a world where negative emotions can manifest as Curses – a race of demonic entities bent on harming humanity. As well as a manga, Jujutsu Kaisen has gone on to inspire movies, TV shows, video games and a stage play.In celebration of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime’s second season, Fortnite launched a crossover event, with the 2023 limited-time collab featuring a number of skins and a dedicated quest.The skins made another brief return as part of Winterfest 2023 and last month, they were added to the Fortnite store.However, it looks like a new series of skins is set to come to Fortnite.Looking at Fortnite’s API, players have discovered code for a Jujutsu Kaisen cup as part of the ongoing Chapter 25, alongside dedicated leaderboards.Take this with a grain of salt, this could be changed in the upcoming future We may see a wave 2 of JJK skins due to an upcoming Skin Cup being developed for Season 2 pic.twitter.com/PGTtLfP9ae— Leaky (@LeakySussed) March 4, 2024“Take this with a grain of salt, this could be changed in the upcoming future,” added Twitter user Leaky, who shared proof of the rumoured update.The first event saw Gojo, Megumi, Yuji, and Nobara added to Fortnite, with players speculating that this second event could see Maki, Inumaki, Jogo, Panda, Sukuna, Geto, and Kenjaku coming to Epic’s Battle Royale.Last month, Lady Gaga made her Fortnite debut as part of dedicated music game Fortnite Festival.