Fortnite map wiped out by black hole to mark end of Season 10

It is not clear when or even if the game will return

Related video: Fortnite season 10 official trailer (Fortnite)

Fortnite has been destroyed by a huge asteroid, and replaced with a black hole.

The in-game event wiped out the entire map and means that its millions of players are now unable to get into the game at all.

Instead, they have been encouraged to watch a mysterious live stream of a black hole.

The asteroid collision marked the end of Season 10. Developers Epic Games tend to mark the close of the game’s “seasons” with major events that can be watched within the game.

But it has led to a variety of questions about Season 11. Usually, such updates bring tweaks to the map or other alterations to the game – rather than wiping out the entire world and leaving it impossible to play.

It is not clear when or even if the game will return. (It is almost certain that it will, however, since Epic has made billions of dollars through the game.)

In the meantime, players have been encouraged to tune in to a wildly popular live stream which just shows the black hole. At some point, that will presumably reveal what is going to happen in Season 11.

Fortnite deleted everything else from its Twitter account and gave no more information about what had happened to the game.

Fans had expected Season 10 to come to a dramatic close, since Epic teased that there would be a major “The End” event over the weekend. It was also marked by a countdown timer which appeared within the game.

Players who were in the world when that timer reached its end saw a huge meteor shower fall on the map and seemingly destroy all of it. Those players then fell out of the world and the screen was replaced with the black hole – which continues to be all that is left of the game.

[15 October 2019 10:43 · Andrew Griffin]

People are seeing the black hole, according to Tfue's live stream.

[15 October 2019 10:44 · Andrew Griffin]

But eventually that resolves into the cinematic trailer, which was leaked earlier and which you can see below.

[15 October 2019 10:48 · Andrew Griffin]

Here's our breaking news update on the brand new update:

[15 October 2019 10:50 · Andrew Griffin]

Fortnite's official website is still offline, which means we still can't see the patch notes.

[15 October 2019 10:50 · Andrew Griffin]

If you still haven't got the update, make sure to quit the game and check on your console or launcher that it's not waiting to be downloaded.

[15 October 2019 10:52 · Andrew Griffin]

The update is going down very well with streamers. Tfue just described his first go at it as the sickest game of Fortnite he's ever played.

[15 October 2019 10:57 · Andrew Griffin]

The Fortnite website is live again. You can see all of Epic's information about the new update here.

[15 October 2019 10:59 · Andrew Griffin]

Here are all the updates, from Epic's official page:

Drop into a new world

Choose your landing spot and explore an all-new island featuring 13 new locations

New water gameplay

Swimming, fishing, motorboats and more.

Support your squad

Heal your squad with the bandage bazooka, carry your fallen teammates to safety, and celebrate with new group emotes like high fives.

Hideouts and explosives

Hide in haystacks and dumpsters to get the drop on your opponent or go in blazing by blowing up gas tanks and explosive barrels.

Upgraded combat

Get back to basics and battle enemies with a streamlined weapon arsenal. Upgrade weapons using resources at the upgrade bench.

More fun, less grind

Level through an all new battle pass featuring a brand new XP system and medals you earn in match.

[15 October 2019 11:21 · Andrew Griffin]

On Tfue's stream, players are speculating the new skins (of which there are many) are causing problems for performance. So if you get in and it feels laggy, it might be worth trying the default skin or similar to see if that improves the speed.

[15 October 2019 11:31 · Andrew Griffin]

Here's what the fishing looks like:

Sometimes, you'll catch fish, which you can eat to gain back health. But other times, you'll get weapons...