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The latest Fortnite update has been successfully released, which means players that jump into game now will find a fresh crop of content to enjoy. This is all part of Fortnite Season 5, which introduces the All Terrain Kart, the Lazy Links and Paradise Palms locations, and has a new dessert biome for the map. It also adds in Rifts, which provide new adventures for players to take on.

Fortnite’s servers went down on July 12 at 4 AM ET / 1 AM PT / 8 AM GMT so that Epic Games could conduct the necessary maintenance to roll out the update. The downtime lasted around an hour and 30 minutes, but the update is now playable, and there’s plenty to check out. You can see the full Fortnite Season 5 patch notes here to read about what’s different in the Battle Royale and Save The World modes.

In the lead-up to this launch, Epic dropped hints at one of the update’s biggest features. Rifts that appeared after a missile launch were transporting objects in and out of the game world, which meant objects from our world popped up out of thin air inside Fortnite, and some Fortnite objects showed up in the real world. The update now gives players the opportunity to interact with Rifts, which is completely new to Season 5.

Of course, with the arrival of a new season, there’s also going to be more challenges, skins, and a Battle Pass. GameSpot will be bringing you updates on all this as we’re able to get our hands on them, so keep an eye out for that information.

Adventure Time, Power Rangers, and Mouse Guard are getting San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, thanks to Boom! Studios.

A selection of variant cover comics, hardcovers, prints and pins will be available at Boom! Studios’ booth (#2229) at Comic-Con next week, although availability is strictly limited. There will also be booth appearances by Adventure Time voice actor Olivia Olson (Marceline the Vampire Queen), and The Thrilling Adventure Hour writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker.

Here’s what’s in store:

Adventure Time SDCC 2018 Zine Hardcover by Kat Leyh

• $20 each, 5×5 HC limited to 500 units
• Adventure Time television series voice actor Olivia Olson will also be signing copies during her booth appearance

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Fortnite Season 5 is almost upon us. Join us for the opening moments of the latest coming to this Battle Royale hit. Join us by watching below.

Destin Legarie is a Senior Features Producer at IGN. You can follow him on Twitter if you feel like it.

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Epic has released the official patch notes for Fortnite’s big Season 5 update just as downtime goes into effect.

The map is indeed getting an update with a new desert biome, although it’s not yet clear if this covers the entire map or just a portion. Paradise Palms and Lazy Links are the two latest named locations to join the map.

A new vehicle named the All Terrain Kart (ATK) is being added and will fit your entire squad. Rear passengers can lean back and release at the same time to help leap over jumps and obstacles. The roof of the new vehicle acts as a bounce pad.

Shotguns now indicate the number of pellets hit within the reticle. The Heavy Shotgun can now fire 10 pellets instead of five, and players who fire a shotgun won’t be able to to switch to a second shotgun for “a very short time.”

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The release date for Fortnite Season 5 is finally upon us, and that means another big patch is being rolled out. As part of the update process, the game’s servers have gone down for an indefinite amount of time while developer Epic Games introduces the new content. Once the staging is all finished the changes will finally be revealed. While the work occurs, you can take a look at the full Fortnite Season 5 patch notes to see everything that’s being added and changed. [Update] Fortnite servers are now live.

As indicated in a tweet from Epic Games, the server downtime started on July 12 at 4 AM ET / 1 AM PT / 8 AM GMT and it’s unclear how long the process will take. In a linked Reddit thread, the team also noted that this patch will be larger than normal, and recommends checking to make sure your auto-update settings are on. Plus, be prepared for possible slow download speeds, and save any content you want from your existing replays.

Epic has been dropping hints in the lead-up to the Season 5 launch. Rifts that appeared after a missile launch have been transporting objects in and out of the game world. That includes foreign historical objects popping up out of thin air inside Fortnite, and some Fortnite objects showing up in the real world.

Those clues have led to suspicion that this season will have some kind of time-travel or history theme, which seems supported by Epic’s choices of teaser images. You can see everything we know so far about Fortnite Season 5 while we not-so-patiently await to see what’s in store this time around.