When is the next Fortnite update? Patch v31.40 could drop early ahead of Fortnitemares

Fortnite's current season is delivering big time, but there's plenty more to be seen in a new update, that is expected to arrive ahead of schedule.

’s current season, , is still performing incredibly well, with players swept up in the that seemed to banish Doctor Doom into another multiverse. And, as always, it's getting stuck in with more item shop cosmetics that players can shake a stick at, including the , with players taking to the island in their droves even halfway through the season.

It’s a big win for , but players continue to look to the future, to wonder just what could top the current content. The battle royale title gets frequent updates to help keep the game kicking, with fresh content during its overarching seasons, like the that brought TMNT creative mode items and more teases for the. A new Fortnite update could be just around the corner now, too, so there’s plenty to brace for!

Here’s when you can expect the next Fortnite update to go live, and what content to expect.

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When is the next Fortnite update?

The next Fortnite update is expected to go live on Friday, October 11. Fortnite updates usually roll out every two weeks on a Tuesday, and following the most recent Tuesday, October 1 update, this was expected to be the case once again. But reputable Fortnite leaker @iFireMonkey has claimed via

Fortnite v31.40 has been added to staging servers and is expected to release October 11th!

This will be the BIG fortnitemares update!

— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) October 2, 2024

that the next Fortnite update (v31.40) will launch on Friday, bringing with it the Fortnitemares content we’ve been expecting for spooky season. If the next Fortnite update doesn’t launch on this date, then Tuesday, October 15 is the next likely release date, as it falls in line with the expected update schedule that Epic Games has established for the title.

You’ll likely see Fortnite leakers plenty making noise about the update on Twitter just before it goes live, and it’s there that we’ll gain some kind of insight as to what the update itself will hold, though we can expect to see plenty involving SAW’s Billy the Puppet, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface, and the return of the Witch’s Broom to Battle Royale and Zero Build gameplay, as revealed by the most recent Fortnitemares key art,

FIRST OFFICIAL FORTNITEMARES TEASER 🔥

"Good night, sleep tight. Hope you don’t have any nitemares…" pic.twitter.com/L1ffDFDOCq

— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) October 1, 2024

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It’s going to be interesting to see Fortnite get an update on a Friday, and much sooner than we had expected it to arrive. We’ll take new content any day of the week, so it’s really no trouble.