Epic Games and Fortnite have rolled out the red carpet for the game’s newest mode: Fortnite Blitz Royale, a fast-paced, 32-player battle royale that can wrap up in five minutes or less.

According to stats surfaced by Fortnite.GG, Blitz Royale has hit a peak player count of over 443,379 players since its launch on June 18, 2025, and is currently the most popular mode in Fortnite ...

Fortnite ’s battle royale mode is so huge and popular in 2024 that most people forget the game actually launched without it. And Fortnite ’s former boss, Donald Mustard, revealed in a recent ...

Create, play, and battle with friends for free in Fortnite. Be the last player standing in Battle Royale and Zero Build, experience a concert or live event, or discover over a million creator made ...

Superman watches as Fortnite's battle royale Island erupts in spirit realm energy. Fortnite will, for the first time, follow up a major live event with a new season launch on the same day.

2025 has seen Fortnite run a limited-time Star Wars mini-season that removed all regular ammo from the game, replacing the usual guns in Battle Royale mode with sci-fi energy weapons.

People aren't playing battle royales as much as they did a few years ago, but interestingly, Fortnite's share of that playtime has exploded from 43% in 2021 to 77% in 2024.

Fortnite's big new games are getting a lot of attention, but its Battle Royale mode received an equally exciting update that's getting overshadowed.