'Fortnite': New Valentine's Day Event Revealed With New Challenges and Rewards

Epic Games took to their website to announce yet another Fortnite event, this time for Valentine's [...]

By Liana 'LiLi' Ruppert

Epic Games took to their website to announce yet another Fortnite event, this time for Valentine's Day. Dubbed the 'Share the Love' event, there are new challenges - and rewards - for those faithful Battle Royale players.

The event officially kicks off on February 8th and will run until February 27th. For those that are a part of their Support-a-Creator program, there's a unique reward set just for you:

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(Photo: Epic Games)

For the main event, there are certain skins that players can earn through a unique set of challenges. According to the Fortnite studio, "Did you complete your 10 weekly Challenges and are looking for more? We have you covered! Starting with the v7.40 release, all players will have access to new, additional Overtime Challenges. Complete these Challenges by the end of the Season to unlock 5 new rewards including the Valentine Wrap and Vines Contrail."

For Battle Pass owners, there will be Overtime Challenge rewards just for you as seen below:

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(Photo: Epic Games)

Ready for what else is in store for the month of February? Here's what we've got from Epic Games:

  • Double XP Weekends
    • Did you complete your 10 weekly Challenges and are looking for more? We have you covered! Starting with the v7.40 release, all players will have access to new, additional Overtime Challenges. Complete these Challenges by the end of the Season to unlock 5 new rewards including the Valentine Wrap and Vines Contrail.
  • Featured Island Frenzy

    • We're celebrating the brilliance of our community creators with a rotating set of featured islands, appearing in Fortnite Creative... Every. Single. Day. The Featured Island Frenzy will start on February 12 and end on February 22. Show your support by jumping into Creative each day and playing with friends.

  • Competitive
    • Announcing the "Share the Love" Competitive Series. We will run several placement matches on the weekend of February 9 and 10, placing top performers directly into the higher divisions based on their performance. Some new features in the tournament system will be used during the "Share the Love" Competitive Series with more unlocking with the v7.40 update.

The Share the Love event officially kicks off on February 8th when the latest update releases for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile players. Excited for even more rewards on the horizon? Sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below or hit me up over on Twitter @DirtyEffinHippy.

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