When is the old Fortnite map coming back? New rumours explained

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Fortnite is always ever-changing. It seems you can't go a day without something happening in the battle royale, be that a new battle pass, the addition of different character skins or even the return of the old fan-favourite Fortnite map.

New reports have begun storming the web in recent days, suggesting that the original Fortnite map from Chapter 1 may be making an unexpected comeback.

Naturally, as the biggest game in the world, Fortnite constantly has to grapple with rumpus – earlier this month one rumour surrounded Fortnite shutting down for good. So what's different about this one?

This particular Fortnite rumour has been gaining traction as the week has gone on, hence why we're here to address it directly. Head below for all the latest details:

At the time of writing, Epic Games has made no official announcement regarding the return of the old Fortnite map. The rumour started on 10 October 2023 when Epic posted an image of villain Kaido Thorn standing in front of a time travel machine.

Just above the machine is a display with the date «2018 07 12» – this is the first day that Chapter 1 Season 5 of Fortnite rolled out under the name «Worlds Collide». Could history be repeating itself?

Rumours then intensified when known leaker Hypex shared (via X, formerly Twitter) that a «reliable source» claimed Chapter 1 would return in Season 5 as a result of the time machine breaking. It would then cycle through the various seasons for a month, with different weapons from the early days of Fortnite coming back too.

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