'Fortnite' Chapter 4 gets Geralt of Rivia, a new island, dirt bikes

Fortnite has finally launched Chapter 4, which brings a new island with new features. Those with this season's battle pass get new unlockable characters, including The Witcher's Geralt of Rivia, Doom's Doom Slayer, The Incredible Hulk (though he's coming soon), and a couple of Fortnite originals including a skater dude named Massai and an axe-wielding girl who loves boba.

The new island features different points of interest, including a citadel housing a character known as "the Ageless," some kind of abandoned farm, and a mine full of new material called kinetic ore. There's a new vehicle in the form of dirt bikes, which is called a "trail thrasher" in the game. You can roll around in a giant snowball, use a flying jellyfish to restore health, acquire a melee weapon called the "shockwave hammer," and more. You can check out the complete list of changes here.

'Fornite' brings back giant pink mech for June 4 live event

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Fortnite's latest season is about to end, so Epic Games plans to close the season with its next live event. Called "Collision," it will kick off on June 4 at 4 PM ET. You can queue up for the "be there or miss it" experience 30 minutes before it starts.

It isn't clear what you can expect, but the giant pink mech from 2019 might be making a comeback. It's already been spotted on the game's lobby screen while a giant tower is erected at the center of the map. Aside from being part of the experience, attending players during live events get an exclusive in-game loading screen and music track. If that's something you want to see, mark that date.

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'Fortnite' to bring back 'Short Nite' film fest on May 12

Fortnite's short film festival is making a comeback on Thursday. Epic Games announced that the "Short Nite" film fest would take place on May 12, with 10 movies being featured. Three of the 10 films will be world premieres. Epic will be selling a popcorn-eating emote to round out that virtual viewing experience and celebrate the occasion.

This fourth edition of the film fest will feature nine different custom-built virtual theatres made in the game's Creative mode. You can move between them via Fortnite's discover page. You can group up with up to seven friends. It'll support picture-in-picture so you can watch while playing or checking out other game modes. The festival runs from 2 PM ET on Thursday until May 16.

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'Fornite' brings back 'Star Wars' items for a limited time

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Since it's almost May the Fourth, Fortnite decided to bring back its old Star Wars-themed items tomorrow until May 17. Every non-Battle Pass Star Wars Outfit that has been in the Item Shop will make a return. The Lightsabers will be back, and so will the E-11 Blaster Rifle. There will be new Star Wars Quests for those who want to go through Stormtrooper training. When you complete five of the quests, you'll earn an Empire Banner.

You can check out everything coming to the game this next two weeks over here.