Epic is extending Fortnite's current season, which was initially due to wrap up at the end of this month, by around five weeks.
Fortnite's Chapter 2, Season 2 was originally planned to conclude on 30th April, but Epic, which offered no explanation for the delay, says Season 3 will now begin on 4th June.
Fortnite's current season has been trundling along since February, a start date that was, itself, the result of an earlier delay - Chapter 2, Season 1, which rode in on a wave of hype last October, was originally intended to conclude in December.
Chapter 2 - Season 2 has been extended.
Plenty more coming this season: fresh gameplay, new Challenges, bonus XP & more!
Additional info here: fn.gg/Season2Extensi…
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It had very definitely outstayed its welcome by the time the new season finally rolled around in February, and, presumably to assure players that the elongated Season 2 won't suffer a similarly limp fate, Epic says there's still plenty to look forward to before June arrives.
"We have multiple game updates on the way that will deliver fresh gameplay, new Challenges, bonus XP," the developer wrote in a blog post announcing Season 3's delay, before teasing it also has "a couple more surprises" up its sleeve.
Of course, Chapter 2, Season 2's expanded duration also means players will have a little more time to grind their way up through the levels and unlock the season's fancy gold skin variants.
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