It’s not a celebration of Valentine’s Day, but Epic Games has pushed out a sizeable update for Fortnite today, February 14th. It’s yet another major update to hit Season One, and it comes mere weeks before the next season kicks in, proving that Epic is intent on jamming as much content into this opening period as possible. With update 23.40, a heap of fresh, new content has been injected into Fortnite, including an exciting new event and a totally free skin bundle.
There’s the usual assortment of fixes and amendments, but out of nowhere, Epic has decided to include a lot of new content, too. In 23.40, new weapons, augments, and skins are making their way into the game, and players are excited. Since Chapter Four dropped at the start of December, Fortnite has felt like a different game and the upgrade to the Unreal Engine 5 still doesn’t cease to amaze players both new and old.
Here You Go, Have Some Free Stuff
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There’s a huge amount of new content to be taken advantage of in v23.40, the most important item being the all-new Most Wanted event. As a limited-time feature, the Most Wanted event is only available until the 28th of February, so players will need to act fast if they’re going to take advantage of it. With Most Wanted, players earn ‘Heat’ for playing the game, and as they climb the ‘Heat Tiers’, they become more notorious and are easier for other players to hunt down.
But, at the same time, they also become increasingly faster and stronger.
There’s an exclusive and free skin bundle to be earned for taking part in quests related to the Most Wanted event. In total, players can unlock twelve rewards for completing said quests, and at the end of that path sits a seriously cool skin.
Outside of Most Wanted, a stack of new content has been added, particularly in the form of new weapons:
Heisted Breacher Shotgun
Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle
Heisted Accelerant Shotgun
Heisted Run ‘n’ Gun SMG
Heisted Blink Mag SMG
And new Augments:
Exotic Grab Bag
Sniper Surplus
Keymaster
Last Shots
There’s a range of weapons returning from the Vault, and a range of new skins are expected to release periodically between now and the end of Season One. This includes the highly sought-after Folly outfit. Ultimately, this totally free update is a pleasant reward from Epic Games to its loyal fanbase. In recent weeks, Fortnite has been going from strength to strength, both in the Fortnite esports scene and in the public, battle-royale arena.
As Season Two draws closer, fans are waiting on the edge of their seats for an inevitable reveal of whatever may come next.
More collaborations, perhaps?
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