If Fortnite’s current three battle royale modes aren’t sufficient for you, Epic’s bought one thing new up its sleeve within the June 18 replace. Blitz Royale is, based on Epic, a brand new twist on battle royale “with a rogue-like design particularly crafted for cell play” with 32 gamers and five-minute rounds.
Regardless of the bit about Blitz Royale being “crafted for cell,” the mode will probably be out there on all platforms, with cross-play as standard. Leaks indicate that Blitz Royale will probably be a smaller model of its foremost Battle Royale mode performed on the bite-sized Reload maps, and so it might be oriented round cell primarily within the sense that it will have very quick rounds. However additional particulars are fairly scarce as the one official affirmation has come from a pair of brief tweets. With the mode going stay in lower than two days, we cannot be in suspense lengthy.
Blitz Royale is a brand new sport mode out there on all platforms and helps cross play, with a rogue-like design particularly crafted for cell play. Received 5 minutes? Get a Blitz Royale in!
— Fortnite (@Fortnite) June 16, 2025
Blitz Royale would be the fourth foremost battle royale mode in Fortnite, after OG, Reload, and the unique capital-B Battle Royale, however the June 18 replace will probably be so huge it is exhausting to say if this will probably be Fortnite’s greatest new addition this week. On high of Blitz Royale, this replace will usher in a brand new Season of Fortnite Competition, and a brand new headlining artist that all of us very strongly suspect will be Deadmau5, and additionally it marks the launch of a 3rd official Lego mode, Lego Fortnite Expeditions.
This week’s replace will probably be Fortnite’s final main one for a month, as we’re approaching the a part of summer time when most Epic staff get two weeks off. Fortnite’s subsequent large content material replace is anticipated in four weeks.