Fortnite Big Bang event start time, date and how to join
After one year with no live events, Fortnite is finally giving fans what they want with The Big Bang – a sizeable live event taking place this weekend, featuring Eminem. Here's everything you need to know and how to join the fun.
Update: Epic Games has confirmed that it's adding two more showings of The Big Bang because of long queue time
Original story:Fortnite hasn't had a live event since Chapter 3 Season 4's The Fracture last December, so confirmation of a the upcoming The Big Bang event has the community buzzing. It's also being touted as the biggest Fortnite live event ever, weighing in at a hefty 1.5GB, so we're expect a packed slate of content. There's also an Eminem concert in Fortnite to look forward to during The Big Bang event, so you'll want to make sure you and your party are ready to dive in when the festivities kick off.
Eminem Fortnite skins will be hitting the Item Shop this week as well, so you can dress up in one of the rapper's Icon Series variants to really get into the swing of things. The skins are a nod to some of Eminem's classic looks over the years so there's sure to be something to tickle everyone's fancy.
Fortnite's The Big Bang live event is set to bring Fortnite OG to an end and launch us into what Epic Games claims to be "a new beginning for Fortnite", also known as Fortnite Chapter 5. So get the nostalgia out of your system as The Big Bang event in Fortnite sends off the OG season and our very brief trip down memory lane.
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Fortnite The Big Bang live event: start time and how to play
Fortnite The Big Bang event starts at 7pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST on Saturday, December 2. Epic Games has confirmed that you'll be able to join the event 30 minutes prior to it beginning, as the experience will appear in the Discover section of the game at this time.
So at 6:30pm GMT / 1:30pm EST / 10:30am PST, you'll want to head over to the Discover tab (which is where you select which game mode you want to play) and look for The Big Bang event in this section. You'll then be able to join it up to 30 minutes before the event begins to prepare yourself for the biggest Fortnite live event ever.
Bear in mind there's going to be some Fortnite downtime before The Big Bang event starts, with players getting kicked out of online modes a couple of hours beforehand.
Fortnite The Big Bang live event: what to expect
In terms of official news, all Epic Games have really said regarding The Big Bang is that it "marks a new beginning for Fortnite" which is all very mysterious. However, as always, Fortnite's merry band of leakers are on the case. @HYPEX – who broke the news about Eminem – also said during those tweets that The Big Bang will feature the rumoured Lego collab, racing game mode, and a brand new rhythm game mode.
What's interesting is that HYPEX previously leaked the upcoming rhythm game mode, which they claim will allow you to play vocals, guitar, drums, and bass and that it'll feature artists like Lady Gaga, Linkin Park, and Toto.
What's most interesting is that the Quartet of Vocals, Guitar, Drums and Bass evokes the Rock Band series – whose creator, Harmonix Music Systems was bought by Epic Games back in November 2021. So perhaps this new Fortnite mode will be a spiritual successor to the Rock Band series.
Of course, there's also the Eminem concert in Fortnite to look forward to as well which we expect to kick off when The Big Bang event begins.
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