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How to play the Fortnite Big Bang live event

Fortnite's next live event, The Big Bang, starts on December 2, so here's how to play

The leakers may have gotten ahead of the news, but the Fortnite Chapter 4 finale event called “The Big Bang” has been officially announced by the Fortnite team. We don’t know exactly what’s in store yet, although we got some clues that Eminem will be involved thanks to leaks.

The event is happening on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 2pm ET, so we’ll let you know how you can prepare and participate in the event.

First of all, here are the start times for various time zones across the world:

December 2:

  • 11am PT
  • 2pm ET
  • 7pm GMT
  • 8pm CET

December 3:

  • 12:30am IST
  • 4am JST
  • 6am AEDT

You’ll be able to join the waiting room for the event 30 minutes before the event begins, letting you gear up and sort out your cosmetics. All you have to do to join is check the Discover bar on the main menu, where the Big Bang will be under the Battle Royale section.

Then all you have to do is wait and see what the event has in store and what it reveals for the start of Fortnite Chapter 5.