Fortnite Simpsons Season launch time, upkeep, Battle Pass skins, new map areas | Gaming | Entertainment | EUROtoday

The long-awaited Fortnite Simpsons season is lastly right here… or will likely be following a interval of server downtime.

Indeed, the Fortnite Simpsons season has a November 1 launch date, however will not really be playable till after server downtime involves an finish.

According to the Fortnite server standing web page, server downtime will run for round 5-hours.

This means the Fortnite Simpsons season ought to be playable from 8pm GMT UK time later this night.

The information was introduced by Epic Games on X: “Following the Welcome, Our Alien Overlords live event tomorrow at 11 AM ET, Fortnite will go into downtime at 11:30 AM ET (3:30 PM UTC).

“The v38.00 replace drops later the identical day, taking us to Springfield!”

While the server status page estimates downtime will run for around 5-hours, there’s a chance timings could change, so keep checking back for more information.

In the meantime, fans can download and install update 38.00, which adds all of the new content for the new Simpsons season.

As you can see from the image at the top of the page, the latest Battle Pass features Homer, Marge, Flanders, Blinky Fishstick, and Springfielder Peely.

Additional skins will be available in the Item Shop in the coming days and weeks, including Moe, Bart Simpson and lots more.

New map locations include Moe’s Tavern, The Duff Factory (Slurp Factory in Fortnite), Evergreen Terrace, the Nuclear Power Plant and Krusty Burger (Durrr Burger).

That’s on top of the Jebediah Springfield statue in the Town Square, where “A Noble Spirit Embiggens The Smallest Man”.

Epic Games has also shed some light on the actual gameplay for the new season. The Springfield Island supports 80-players for what is described as “a fast-paced, back-to-basics Battle Royale expertise”.

New Simpsons-themed gameplay will likely be added every week, which will likely be previewed by a collection of animated shorts. New shorts will likely be launched every Monday starting on November 10.

As an added bonus, Fortnite followers may even be capable of seize the brand new Kang and Kodos Glider by connecting an Epic and Disney account by means of Apps and Accounts earlier than February 28, 2026.