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Season 6 of Fortnite is nearly here. After much speculation–and a rather bizarre turn of events related to the mysterious purple cube that has been rolling around the island–Epic has finally confirmed when the new season of its massively popular battle royale game will begin, and it’s very soon.

The developer announced on Twitter that Season 6 will begin next Thursday, September 27. It was presumed that the season would begin sometime next week, as the official Fortnite website stated that Season 5 officially wraps up on September 25, and Epic typically kicks off a new season shortly after the previous one ends. This, however, is the first time the developer has confirmed when Season 6 will start, although it hasn’t shared any additional details beyond that.

That also makes this your last opportunity to complete any remaining challenges and unlock the rest of Season 5’s Battle Pass rewards. To help you accomplish that, Epic is offering an additional 400% Match XP in Fortnite this weekend, from now until 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM BST on September 24. If you need help finishing up any challenges, you can find tips for each weekly set of missions in our complete Fortnite Season 5 challenge roundup. We’ve also put together a gallery of all the Season 5 rewards gallery so you can see what you can unlock.

We don’t yet know what to expect from Season 6, but some strange events have been unfolding in the game ahead of it. Back in August, a lightning bolts struck the desert and left a mysterious purple cube in its wake, which fans had begun affectionately referring to as “Kevin.” The cube would react differently depending on how players interacted with it; standing close to it would rejuvenate players’ shields, but striking it would cause them to launch backward and take damage.

Soon after it materialized, the cube began slowly rolling around Fortnite’s map. It was unclear what its destination was, but earlier this week, the cube plunged into Loot Lake and melted, much to the surprise of fans. Not only did it turn the water purple, but now the entire lake has effectively become a giant trampoline, boasting the same bouncy property the cube had. It’s unclear how this all relates to Season 6, but we won’t have to wait much longer to find out.

Rockstar unveiled a deluge of new details about its highly anticipated open-world game, Red Dead Redemption 2. As part of the big information blowout, we unfortunately didn’t get a new trailer, but the developer did release more than two-dozen new screenshots from the upcoming western. These showcase protagonist Arthur Morgan, some of the other characters you’ll encounter, and the stunning environments you and the Van der Linde gang will trek through on your adventure across the American frontier.

The first set of images, which you can take a look at below, show off Morgan and various other members of the Van der Linde gang doing shooty things and riding horses across numerous and varied gorgeous outdoor and indoor environments. Click through the images in the gallery to see all of the newly released shots, and be sure to click each picture to bring it up in full size.

In this next wave of screenshots, Rockstar really shows off its attention to detail. This lead image of the revolver showcases its intricate design, while you’ll see in one of the other images that horses in Red Dead Redemption 2 look stunningly realistic and all-around really, really good.

And in this final wave of new images, we see more of Arthur and company blasting enemies and another shot of Arthur on his horse overlooking a town in the distance.

If you’re curious about what you’re seeing, we cover everything we witnessed in our Red Dead Redemption 2 hands-on preview. We discuss the two story missions we got to play through, as well as the other new features we discovered during our hands-on session with the open-world game. For even more, check out all of our coverage below.

Red Dead Redemption 2 News And Details

Like Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar’s next big open-world adventure, Red Dead Redemption 2, will feature a sprawling online component titled Red Dead Online. The mode will launch as a public beta this fall, and judging by the level of support GTA Online has enjoyed, it will likely receive a regular stream of updates for a long time to come. With a second open-world multiplayer game to support now, fans may wonder if GTA Online’s updates will slow down, but Rockstar assures this won’t be the case.

In an interview with IGN, Rockstar North director of design Imran Sarwar said the developer still intends to support GTA V’s online mode after Red Dead Online arrives. “We still have big plans for Grand Theft Auto Online and we will continue to roll out updates for the foreseeable future,” Sarwar said.

To avoid competition between its two big online games, Sarwar says Rockstar hopes to “stagger” updates for each one out so that players will be able to keep up with both, but there may be some overlap. “We vaguely plan to stagger the updates of both games so that players can switch between the two, but our development plans may not always allow this!” Sarwar said.

Rockstar still hasn’t revealed many details about Red Dead Online. According to the studio, the mode is “an evolution of the classic multiplayer experience in the original Red Dead Redemption, blending narrative with competitive and cooperative gameplay in fun new ways.” The public beta will go live sometime this November; those who own Red Dead Redemption 2 will be able to jump in for free, although the studio warns “there will inevitably be some turbulence at launch” given the scale of the endeavor.

Red Dead Redemption 2 launches for PS4 and Xbox One next month, on October 26. Rockstar recently shared some new screenshots of the game, as well as some new details about its sprawling world. You can read more about the title in our roundup of everything we know about Red Dead Redemption 2 so far.

Red Dead Redemption 2 News And Details