What time does Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 release?

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2, also known as Showdown, launches on Thursday, March 19 with a face-off between the Foundation and the Ice King. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will reprise his role as the Foundation and is featured in the season's battle pass alongside original characters and an icon skin of Bugs Bunny.

The in-game timer shows a 7 a.m. EDT launch on Thursday, March 19. Maintenance is expected to end at 4 a.m. PDT for the west coast of North America, 7 a.m. EDT for the east coast of North America, 8 a.m. BRT for Brazil, 11 a.m. GMT for the U.K., 12 p.m. CET for western Europe, 8 p.m.

JST for Japan, and 10 p.m. AEDT for the east coast of Australia. Updates can be a bit finicky, so the launch may come earlier or later than scheduled. Fortnite usually goes down for maintenance around 4 a.m. EDT—three hours before the expected launch—so players should finish any remaining battle pass quests.

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