Blitz Royale, Fortnite’s largest new mode in years, simply obtained a four-week extension — as hypothesis mounts over whether or not Epic Video games will make its faster-paced battle royale providing a everlasting addition.
In line with a just-posted in-game Fortnite information replace, as seen by IGN, developer Epic Video games has confirmed “4 Extra Weeks of Blitz,” starting subsequent week on July 15.
This was the date that the mode’s present month-long roster of content material had been set to finish. Already, followers are celebrating that the mode is not going anyplace — a minimum of, not for few weeks. However will Blitz now turn out to be everlasting? Whereas no affirmation has but been given, there are some promising indicators.
Blitz Royale launched final month as a quickfire tackle battle royale, with matches designed to final simply 5 minutes. Initially aimed toward Fortnite’s smartphone viewers, the mode as an alternative rapidly discovered reputation throughout all platforms, and has since turn out to be the sport’s most-played expertise — persistently beating even the primary Battle Royale and Zero Construct playlists in publicly-viewable participant numbers.
To a big diploma, Blitz Royale has been an enormous success for Epic Video games, after a string of previously-released new modes that have not captured the identical viewers as the sport’s core battle royale choices. Absolutely, you’ll then assume, Blitz Royale changing into everlasting is a secure wager.
However there are more likely to be different concerns right here — a have to hold the mode up to date with content material often sufficient that it by no means turns into stale, a have to stability growth time with work on different modes, and, maybe, a way that the mode changing into everlasting dangers robbing it of some of its novelty. Think about the tens of millions who initially tuned in when Fortnite ran its time-limited OG throwback season, in comparison with the (mere!) tens of hundreds who play it right this moment in its guise as a everlasting mode.
In sometimes teasing style, Epic Video games held a social media ballot final week asking followers what they might most wish to see inside Blitz sooner or later. “We have seen loads of ‘make Blitz everlasting’,” Epic wrote, “however what ought to we modify?” Choices included new POIs, extra collab objects, new boons and powers, and “extra Megalo Don plz,” referencing the villain of Fortnite Chapter 5, and his Nitro gasoline that permits Blitz gamers to run quicker.
We have seen loads of “make Blitz everlasting”, however what ought to we modify?
— Fortnite (@Fortnite) July 3, 2025
The previous three weeks have seen Blitz Royale revive basic weaponry and gameplay-changing modifiers from previous Battle Royale seasons, and even earlier collaboration objects — such because the airbending powers of Avatar — throughout week-long sprints. At the moment, the (now now not last) Blitz week options objects from the sport’s earlier Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover.
There is not any phrase but on what Blitz will deal with for its second month within the recreation — however a minimum of now gamers know it’s sticking round some time longer.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s Information Editor. You’ll be able to attain Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or discover him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social