When is the new Fortnite season? Chapter 4, Season 4 release date, start time & more to know

Expect some big changes in Fortnite as Chapter 4, Season 3 comes to a close.

Ahead of the release of Chapter 4 Season 4, there’s already been a new location added to the map. There’s a telescope that’s dropped in the jungle biome with a purple beam pointing towards the sky. The beam illustrates an astral map that hints an at upcoming eclipse.

The eclipse is assumed to play a major role in the theme for Chapter 4, Season 4. Not only is an eclipse depicted in the astral map, but Slone’s voice messages located throughout the Fortnite map also mention an eclipse.

“The glyphs appear to be predicting an incoming eclipse,” the voice message reads.

Further, there is a hint at a red eclipse as indicated by teasers sent to Fortnite content creators. Also included in those teasers is the name “Kado Thorne.”

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When is Fortnite Chapter 4, Season 4 release date?

• Friday, August 25 

Fortnite has confirmed August 25 as the start of Chapter 4, Season 4. The game officially included that date as part of its first teaser in-game in the news feed section. The teaser also included the text, “Are you in?”

What time does Fortnite Chapter 4, Season 4 start?

• Friday, August 25 at 2 a.m. ET

In Epic Games’ article explaining its final promo for Chapter 3, Season 3, it mentions that it ends right at 2 a.m. ET. After that, there may be some downtime in the game as Fortnite provides all of the updates. But everything should be working by the time most people wake up on Friday.

What can we expect in Fortnite Chapter 4, Season 4?

Fortnite is only getting a season update within a chapter, so we wouldn’t anticipate a massive overhaul. Based on official teasers, there are red lasers against a red background with the text “are you in?” Based on this and the Kado Thorne teasers, many have speculated we’ll get a heist theme, similar to what we saw in Chapter 2, Season 2. Thorne is also expected to be a Battle Pass character for the new season.