Fortnite Update v29.40 Brings Star Wars to Battle Royale, Lego Fortnite, Fortnite Festival, and Rocket Racing

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Star Wars returns to Fortnite on May 3, one day before the annual May 4 Star Wars celebrations.

Update v 29.40 adds Star Wars content to the entire Fortnite offering, including Battle Royale, Lego Fortnite, Fortnite Festival, and Rocket Racing.

Starting with Battle Royale, there’s a new Camp landmark to rescue Chewbacca, who supports players in battle using his iconic Bowcaster. You can also pick this weapon up from Imperial Chests at Stormtrooper roadblocks across the Island. Elsewhere, new reward quests and returning gameplay like the Darth Vader boss battle, Stormtrooper NPCs, and E-11 Blasters are available through to May 14.

Here's the official blurb on the Battle Royale Star Wars content, from Epic:

Lego Fortnite, meanwhile, lets you build up a Rebel village and fight the Empire with Lightsabers, craft Star Wars items, and explore new themed points of interest. All this is available on a new island that will remain in your world even after v29.40 ends. Alongside this is the new Lego Pass, called Rebel Adventure. There are free and premium rewards, such as Builds and Decor from the Mos Eisley Set, including the Mos Eisley Cantina.

Here's the official word on the Star Wars content coming to Lego Fortnite:

Fortnite Festival gets a stage inspired by Mos Eisley’s famous Cantina on May 3. You can complete Fortnite Festival’s Star Wars quests to unlock a Battle Pass Level Up Reward and the Seven String Hallikset Guitar.

Rocket Racing also gets Star Wars quests on May 3. This time, you can complete these quests to unlock a Battle Pass Level Up reward and the podracing-inspired Energy Binders trail. v29.40 will bring a separate set of Star Wars quests in Rocket Racing, which you can complete to earn Anakin’s Podracer Decal and the Darth Maul Decal.

And finally, new items will enter the shop, including the Dagobah Luke, Lando Calrissian, and the AWR Trooper outfits; the Beskar Car Body, which also grants the car for Rocket League players; the “Mad About Me” (a.k.a. “Cantina