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Epic has revealed Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4: Override, live August 20. The trailer puts Sonic the Hedgehog and a Tetris outfit in the Battle Pass, with Mega Man, Pac-Man, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Persona 5's Joker, Geralt and Master Chief queued for the Item Shop - and no sign of the rumoured Kingdom Hearts crossover.
Sony rolls a full PlayStation Tournaments layer into Days of Play 2026, with ten featured games, three Golden Tournaments offering double virtual-currency payouts, an exclusive Gran Turismo 7 livery for every participant, a hardware-and-services sweepstakes for anyone who plays a single match, and a $200,000 global cash prize pool anchoring Fortnite's Days of Play Cup.
Epic Games and Psyonix used the RLCS Paris Major's Championship Sunday on May 24 to unveil Unreal Engine 6, with Rocket League - still running on the 2015-era Unreal Engine 3 - confirmed as the first announced game to make the jump. Tim Sweeney's earlier comments put a developer preview two to three years out, pointing at 2028 for a stable release.
Epic Games has pushed Fortnite back onto the Apple App Store in every country except Australia on May 19, 2026. Tim Sweeney called the global return the start of the 'final battle' over Apple's 30 percent commission, with Epic Direct Pay offering 20 percent bonus V-Bucks on the iOS build.
After months of leaks, the Fortnite x Overwatch crossover is finally live with Chapter 7 Season 2 Act III: Answer the Call. The Play Now gameplay trailer confirms four Overwatch heroes - Tracer, Mercy, Genji, and D.Va - playable in Fortnite with hero-inspired abilities and weapons, plus new POIs, NPCs, quests, and a Porsche Cayenne with Overwatch livery. Epic dropped the 40.40 update on May 14 and the trailer immediately after.
Reliable dataminer HYPEX has leaked details of an upcoming Fortnite x Overwatch crossover, with Tracer, D.Va, Genji, and Mercy skins reportedly arriving in May 2026.
Epic Games has confirmed layoffs affecting over 1,000 staff, citing a prolonged decline in Fortnite engagement that has strained the company's finances.