FORTNITE CHAPTER 6 SEASON 2 RELEASE DATE AND THEME REVEALED

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 is officially titled Lawless and drops later this February, Epic Games has revealed.

It looks like the developer is dipping into Fortnite’s past once again for its next big update – this time, with a criminal twist.

So, get ready to pack your bags as we’re leaving the cherry-blossom trees of Japan for what can only be described as skid row. Oh, and make sure there’s plenty of room in your duffel for gold bars.

Here’s the latest on the upcoming season, including its release date and rumoured features.

When does Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 start?

It’s official: Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 kicks off on February 21. The date is featured on a newly released promotional image, which also contains plenty of juicy Easter eggs (more on those below).

At the time of writing, there are nine days remaining until the start of the new season, which kicks off on a Friday, giving fans an entire weekend to explore the sure-to-be altered map.

As usual, Fortnite should go down on the morning of the update (typically just before 9am in the UK), before coming back online several hours later with the new season in tow.

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 leaked features and Battle Pass skins

It looks like Fortnite will be borrowing from GTA in the upcoming season. The aforementioned image depicts the aftermath of a crime scene dotted with clues about the new season.

An armoured truck lies tilted over in the middle of a street, its back door blown off and its cargo (a stash of bullion) strewn across the street. In the foreground, a dumpster fire casts flickering shadows, illuminating a seedy hotel with a malfunctioning neon sign.

It definitely looks a lot sketchier than other Fortnite maps. Excitingly, the image also points to two Battle Pass skins that could feature in the new season. We’re talking about the two wanted posters on the lamppost: the top one features Midas with a makeover that makes him look more like Machine Gun Kelly than a Machiavellian crime lord. Below him is a mugshot of a giant pickle, who could be a rapper in a group known as the “Tasty Bois”.

His name is Big Dill, and he apparently has a “new single coming soon”. Hip-hop has played a big part in recent seasons of Fortnite, with rappers Snoop Dogg and Eminem previously coming along for the ride, so it’s no surprise to see Epic riffing on the musical genre again. The slogan for the new season also appears to be “Dill with it”.

Notably, a recent leak suggested the new Battle Pass would feature a "Robber Pickle" skin, accompanied by a "Dill with it" emote that adds sunglasses to the outfit. The new skin isn’t too far removed from Fortnite’s banana-like character, Peely.

Of course, heists are a gameplay element Epic Games has flirted with before, most notably during Chapter 4, Season 4, which saw players attempting to steal valuables from a vampire hellbent on draining the island’s resources.

But, this time things will be different. We previously heard that heists will play an even bigger part in the next major update, with the new season rumoured to be codenamed “RobberyGameplay”.

Epic will also be unvaulting a bunch of weapons that sound ideal for ripping out vaults and tearing through safes. Reputable leakers have mentioned the return of the Chainsaw/Ripsaw Launcher, the Flare Gun (which marks nearby enemies on a map) and C4 explosives that can be detonated remotely.

Get in, grab as much as you can carry, and get out fast should be the aim of the game – probably using a hook-shot mobility item, if leaks are to be believed.

Some players even think there’s an NPC on the current Fortnite map teasing the forthcoming heists. The character was spotted talking to Midas about stealing gold and diamonds, according to YouTuber TheCampingRusher (who also predicts that we could see detective skins in the next Battle Pass, as hinted at in a recent player survey).

Talk of the update follows the start of the second season of Fortnite OG, the throwback game mode that recreates the magic of Fortnite Chapter 1.

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2025-02-03T16:31:07Z