The beginning of December marked the start of the game’s Chapter 6, Season 1 ‘Demon Hunters’ release. Then, this Friday, the permanent “OG Fortnite” mode launched, inviting players back to the original island and earliest seasons of the game to relive the wonder years.

"In Ballistic, players are sorted into two teams at the start of the match: attackers and defenders. Attackers aim to plant a reality-tearing Rift Point Device at one of two sites on the map, while defenders do their best to thwart the device from being planted and detonated.

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Fortnite's new 5v5 tactical first-person shooter mode sees Epic stretching into the FPS market, taking on mainstays like Call of Duty this holiday.

Epic Games is about to let Fortnite creators publish experiences with first-person modes, and to help show what’s possible, Epic itself is introducing a tactical FPS shooter that seems like it will play a lot like Counter-Strike or Valorant.

Fortnite, the popular battle royale title, is getting a new tactical 5v5 first person shooting game mode that takes inspiration from Valve's iconic Counter Strike.

The round-based, 5v5 competitive game mode looks a lot like Valorant and Counter-Strike, though with a slightly more family friendly tone.

: Fortnite developer Epic Games has disabled matchmaking ahead of the release of update 33.10. This means that unless you're already in a game, you will no longer be able to jump into a match. The servers will go offline in full at 9am GMT,