Season 7 of Fortnite Battle Royale is in its final days! The season will end on Sunday, September 12, with a big live event. This event will serve both as an end of Season 7 and as an introduction to Season 8. Considering all the hype that’s surrounding the event, players are expecting it to be huge.
There are already some Season 8 leaks regarding its theme, Battle Pass, map changes, and more. However, even though most of the leaks will most likely turn out to be true, it is important to note that some of them will not. Furthermore, some of the leaked features may not come at the start of the new season.
Fortnite Season 8 theme
It will be interesting to see what Epic Games will do after an alien-themed season. Many players are expecting massive destruction of the in-game map during the event and because of that, many new places in Season 8. A pyramid landmark is one of the leaked places for Fortnite’s Season 8, which is something that has been shared by most popular leakers.
In addition to this, a Mummy skin may be released to the game as well. If this turns out to be true, we might get an ancient Egypt theme or something similar to that. Season 6 was about a primal theme followed by a futuristic theme in Season 7. However, Epic may decide to go back to the past again for the upcoming season.
Map changes and Kevin
Beside the pyramid, a crash site has also been leaked as a potential landmark. However, it also seems that Kevin the Cube will make its return to Fortnite. This cube played a major part in the Chapter 1 storyline and players are hoping that it will come back at some point.
According to Mang0e, a popular leaker, Kevin the Cube may change all the other landmarks in Season 8. This could be something similar to the cube movement back in Season 5 of Chapter 1.
Release date
Season 7 is ending on Sunday, September 12. However, Season 8 may not start immediately after it. While Epic Games has not revealed anything yet, we can expect a longer downtime after the event which will be used as a preparation for the new season.
Considering that the event is on Sunday and that most seasons start on Tuesday, there may be a downtime of at least 30 hours.
Battle Pass and skins
Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games Donald Mustard has revealed that the Naruto skin will be added to Fortnite Battle Royale. However, contrary to the popular belief, this character will not be included in the Season 8 Battle Pass. Considering that most Battle Passes have a collaboration skin, however, we can expect another popular character to come in the upcoming Battle Pass.
Many players are hoping that Foundation will return to the game as well. This character would be a perfect addition to the storyline as well as the next Battle Pass.