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Fortnite Getting Yet Another New Battle Royale Mode

If Fortnite's existing three battle royale modes aren't enough for you, Epic's got something new up its sleeve in the June 18 update. Blitz Royale is, according to Epic, a new twist on battle royale "with a rogue-like design specifically crafted for mobile play" with 32 players and five-minute rounds.

Despite the bit about Blitz Royale being "crafted for mobile," the mode will be available on all platforms, with cross-play as usual. Leaks indicate that Blitz Royale will be a smaller version of its main Battle Royale mode played on the bite-sized Reload maps, and so it may be oriented around mobile primarily in the sense that it'll have very short rounds. But further details are pretty scarce as the only official confirmation has come from a pair of brief tweets. With the mode going live in less than two days, we won't be in suspense long.

Blitz Royale will be the fourth main battle royale mode in Fortnite, after OG, Reload, and the original capital-B Battle Royale, but the June 18 update will be so massive it's hard to say if this will be Fortnite's biggest new addition this week. On top of Blitz Royale, this update will usher in a new Season of Fortnite Festival, and a new headlining artist that we all very strongly suspect will be Deadmau5, and also it marks the launch of a third official Lego mode, Lego Fortnite Expeditions.

This week's update will be Fortnite's last major one for a month, as we're approaching the part of summer when most Epic employees get two weeks off. Fortnite's next big content update is expected in four weeks.