Fortnite live event: watch ‘The End’ of season X here

Fortnite season X draws to a close on Sunday October 13 and you can watch the game’s end of season live event here.

If you’re not planning to participate in-game, popular Fortnite streamers will be broadcasting the event, which has been dubbed ‘The End,’ live on platforms such as YouTube, Twitch and Mixer from 7pm BST/8pm CEST/2pm ET/11am PT.

Update, October 13: Fortnite season X’s end of season event saw the game’s map being sucked into a black hole and players are currently waiting to see what happens next. Click play on the YouTube video above, from streamer Ali-A, to rewatch how the major events unfolded in the moments leading up to the current state of affairs.

Epic Games store users are also experiencing problems with the launcher, coinciding with Fortnite’s end of season live event.

“We are aware that some folks are unable to login to the Epic Games launcher and are working on getting the service back to normal,” the company tweeted. “As a work around, you can elect to skip login to access games that don’t require you to be online.”

Update, October 15: The Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 Battle Pass trailer has an aquatic theme, suggesting water will play a significant role in the updated battle royale game when it finally returns.

Nintendo and Sony have also addressed the current state of affairs in customer support updates assuring players their in-game currency and inventory items are secure during the “Fortnite Blackout”.

Update 2, October 15: A Fortnite Chapter 2 update and a story trailer have also been released. The launch trailer shows off the new island map in further detail, as well as four new characters.

Original story continues:

It’s unclear what the end of season X and the start of season 11 will bring, but it’s heavily rumoured that Sunday’s live event will trigger Fortnite ‘Chapter 2’ and transport players to a new map or an overhauled version of the existing one.

Epic recently extended Fortnite season X, which launched on August 1, and the Fortnite Batman crossover event by a week to October 13.

It also introduced a skill-based matchmaking system for Fortnite battle royale’s core modes in a bid to create a more even playing field and said it plans to add bots to Fortnite’s non-competitive playlists starting in season 11.