A new compact SMG is coming to Fortnite Battle Royale. The latest addition to the weapon roster will be a compact submachine gun based on the P90.
You might be familiar with the P90 from the Call of Duty series. The compact SMG has a big magazine size and a medium-high rate of fire.
In a recent update the tactical SMG was removed and replaced by an MP5. However, Epic Games has confirmed that legendary and epic variations of the SMG will be landing this week.
Fortnite Compact SMG Coming In Next Update
In their latest post, they confirmed that the compact SMG is coming soon. It has epic and legendary rarity and will excel at close quarters combat.
Though a firm release date hasn’t been confirmed, it’s expected to be available in the next update this week.
In Fortnite, professional players are currently competing in the Summer Skirmish, an 8-week series of competitions for a prizes totaling $800,000. However, the event has faced controversy.
Over the weekend, players accused one winner Idropz_Bodies of cheating after he killed 129 competitors this weekend. Epic was forced to investigate and found no evidence of cheating.
Meanwhile, players can look forward to the next limited-time event. This will celebrate Fortnite’s first birthday and run from July 24 to 7 August. There’s also still plenty to do in the new Season 5 Week 2 challenges. This includes searching for basketball hoop locations.