All the clues, info and updates so far about Fortnite’s Season 2

Fortnite’s seasonal changes often come with game-changing events, like the black hole or a huge Godzilla-like fight that ended the last summer season. And usually these changes would come with hints littered throughout the previous season, all tied to some very vague lore that remains intentionally inconsistent and vague. These last four months have been different ... until recently.

Here’s one spotted in Australia.

Then earlier this week, players found their menus appearing to be “hacked” with secret messages and images about the new season.

The game’s Twitter account has also been tweeting out random imagery, including a man with a skull mask, and various explosive devices, all wrapped in gold. Dynamite sticks, previously removed from the game, appear to be returning in some way. Weapons like dynamite are often vaulted, or removed from the game, to maintain balance. At the time, there were too many explosive weapons for players to use.

Fortnite observers also noticed code that hinted that a Trios mode, allowing players to form teams of three, may return. Fortnite also regularly swaps out different game modes to keep players engaged.

Finally, various items around the map in the game also appear to be wrapped in gold. Leakers point to a gold-figured skeleton figure that may point to a unifying theme for this season. But until Thursday morning’s downtime is gone, there’s no telling what’s next.

It’s been a strange and relatively listless four months for the world’s most popular shooting gallery. Fortnite popularized the “seasonal” format for online games, and typically the game would end seasons after about 8 to 9 weeks. The current season, which kicked off “Chapter 2” of the game, has lasted since mid-October, when the game famously went into a black hole for three days before launching a redesigned map.

Fortnite’s massive playerbase of hundreds of millions become frenzied with every droplet of information. And that’s just the way Epic Games likes it. We’ll update this piece when Season 2 finally goes live.

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