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Fortnite fans skeptical of upcoming summer event set for America’s birthday

Let's hope this summer's event is hotter than the last one.

Epic Games may be looking to restore its reputation among the community after a May 12 leak has revealed details about their upcoming summer event. Building off previous information, the event is expected to include plenty more than last year’s version, which many called disappointing.

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In a recent leak posted by Fortnite data miner HYPEX, the 2023 event may be happening around July 4, 2023. While this may still change, this is only a couple of weeks away from last year’s event, which started on July 21. If this follows the same trend, it will happen at the same time Epic is taking its company-wide summer vacation.

The leak doesn’t give a clear indication of what the summer update will consist of, but HYPEX states that there will be “multiple events” throughout the holiday period. This could be something as simple as a few quests for players to pursue, or a large live event happening on the island.

Whatever happens, this year’s summer event will surely beat 2022’s edition given next to nothing was actually released last July.

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It’s clear many players don’t have high expectations based on the replies to the leak, most of whom took part in last year’s event and were left disappointed by Epic’s offerings.

It will be up to Epic whether they can win back the approval of fans, many of whom had high expectations based on previous events. However, based on previous leaks of at least one new Summer-themed vehicle coming to the game, it could be something that restores at least a little faith in the developer.


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Christian Harrison
Christian is a freelance writer of five years who's been with Dot Esports for over 15 months covering Fortnite, general gaming, and news. Some of his favorite games include Yakuza 0, The Witcher III, Kingdom Hearts 2, and Inscryption.