An enormous battle came about in the present day in Fortnite’s most up-to-date reside occasion — which featured a big mech, in addition to some hints for what to anticipate from the sport’s subsequent season. When you missed the rollercoaster-like expertise, you may try what went down within the video above.

Earlier than the occasion kicked off correctly, gamers had been transported to what gave the impression to be a frosted-over house station, the place they might kill time by utilizing big weapons to clear away an array of asteroids that circled the station whereas listening to characters like Agent Jones and The Origin bicker over a loudspeaker. They had been then given a mission: cease a robust weapon that would wipe out all life on the island.

It seems, that house station truly housed a large mech (one that appears oddly acquainted), which made its approach to the island to combat off the invading forces. Gamers didn’t pilot the mech itself, however as an alternative took management of turrets to destroy tanks, blimps, and different armed forces. The early phases of the occasion performed out quite a bit like a busy arcade sport, albeit one with some lovely cutscenes interspersed amongst the motion, in addition to the occasional quick-time occasion to do issues like heal the mech or whip out a large laser sword.

Finally, the mech went down, resulting in an on-foot infiltration the place Jones led gamers by way of a sequence of battles centered across the mysterious Zero Level, which has been a focus of Fortnite lore for years. This led to a confrontation with Physician Slone — who has seemingly become the sport’s principal antagonist — earlier than the mech finally saved the day. The occasion ended with Jones and The Basis — a personality voiced by Dwayne Johnson — leaping into the Zero Level for… nicely, it’s unclear what precisely occurred.

For now, gamers must wait to search out out what’s subsequent: Fortnite is at the moment down forward of its subsequent season. However there are a number of hints at what to anticipate. At one level through the reside occasion, Darth Vader made a short look whereas combating Obi-Wan, and the present “to be continued…” loading display reveals off what seems to be a forest stuffed with bioluminescent vegetation. Fortnite developer Epic, in the meantime, is at the moment streaming that loading display with some very chill music.

In the present day’s occasion was simply the most recent in what has develop into a core a part of the Fortnite expertise. The one-time-only reside occasions started with a rocket launch in 2018, and since then have included all the things from a battle with Galactus to an alien invasion to an all-consuming black gap. The sport’s present chapter started with such an occasion, when the complete battle royale island flipped over final December.

Fortnite’s subsequent season — Chapter 3: Season 3 — is predicted to kick off tomorrow.