Fortnite is celebrating its Birthday and the party starts today, July 25 and lasts until Wednesday, July 31. As part of the celebration, the Battle Royale map comes with supply drops, birthday cakes, and gift item players are able to toss to their squad. In addition, the Battle Bus now has a new music track and is thematically skinned just in time for the party. During the celebration period, players get the chance to earn a Pickaxe, Wrap, and more cosmetics.
The Birthday Event is already live in Fortnite Save the World! Players can complete Birthday Celebration Quests in order to earn Summer Tickets and even unlock the new Hero: Birthday Brigade Jonesy. The Year 2 Birthday Llamas are also available and filled with the “greatest hits” schematics from the past year of Fortnite.
Overtime Challenges
Overtime Challenges start July 23 and run until Season 9 ends. Completing these challenges allows players to earn new loading screens, in addition to XP. Players with Battle Pass additionally get to earn three outfit variants.
Fortnite World Cup Finals
This weekend, Fortnite is also concluding its biggest tournament with the Fortnite World Cup Finals. The tournament started with 40 million participants and after this weekend, Duos and Solo champions are going to be crowned.
You can view the full schedule here. Fortnite is also launching an in-game Picture-in-Picture streaming service to watch the competition while you play. If you're interested, you can read more here.
Fortnite YouTube Drops
Even before the Birthday celebration, Fortnite revealed it was partnering with YouTube for a new Drops feature. Players who link their YouTube and Epic Games account and watch Fortnite content on YouTube get to receive special Fortnite cosmetics.
You can learn more about how to link your accounts here.
Once you finish linking your accounts, you can watch Game Jam Hollywood for your first YouTube Drop and then claim your reward. Game Jam Hollywood tells the story of a secret Fortnite event in Hollywood, California. Sixteen of the best Creative community builders came together and combined their powers to create brand new Creative games for the Fortnite World Cup Finals.
Getting a Drop is easy, as all players need to do is watch 20 minutes of Game Jam Hollywood or the World Cup broadcasts.
