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Fortnite: Fortnitemares event starts on Oct. 24

Epic Games has officially announced Fortnitemares, the upcoming event for Fortnite.

A notification on PlayStation 4 reveals that Fortnitemares will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 24 and run until Monday, Nov. 26.

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Unfortunately, there isn’t much information available about the event in the notification. It only mentions the start date, along with the phrase “Darkness has risen…”

However, there is a rewards section that states, “spooky rewards await those who complete the new Fortnitemares challenges.”

Related: Epic Games tweets a third Fortnitemares teaser image

Epic has been sharing teaser images for Fortnitemares on Twitter, but there isn’t much information available about the event yet. At least we now know the exact start date.

The notification indicates that Fortnitemares will begin at 6am on Wednesday, but it doesn’t specify the time zone. We will update this article if more information becomes available.