We`re sure you`re familiar with the Fortnite: Battle Royale phenomenon at this point. We`ve been keeping you up to date on the weekly challenges, the latest updates and changes, and offered some perspective on things we`d like to see added to the game. And although we still enjoy battling it out against 99 other players on the game`s current map, it`s easy to imagine how a new map could keep us coming back for more Victory Royales in the long run.There is currently one map in Fortnite: Battle Royale, but to Epic Games` credit, it has evolved over time. With new seasons comes new content and actual changes to the lone map`s layout and features. When Season 4 hit, so did a comet that destroyed Dusty Depot to create a new area called Dusty Divot, which fed into the superhero theme the game was going for. Now with Season 5 on the horizon (starting July 12), we started to think about how Fortnite`s world is going to evolve further given the recent appearance of mysterious tears in the sky. Could they lead to a new map, and if so, what might that look like?For the latest on Fortnite, be sure to read through our stories on the new Playground mode and when it`ll be going away, Epic`s user-made short-film competition, or how the latest patch changes up the game. Week 10 of Season 4 tasked players with a slew of new challenges, like the search between movie titles, which we have a complete guide for.A Snow Map Where You Need WarmthIn creating a new map, Epic could take the approach of releasing something that isn`t meant to be much more than a simple alternative to the existing island, offering a different look and feel but not much else. Alternatively, it could release something that is much more specialized, with its own custom set of rules, almost like a new playlist that happens to have a map that is catered specifically to it.One such possibility: a winter map where snow has a real impact on gameplay. A snow-covered map would make distant enemies easier to see, makin ...
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