Sign up to FREE email alerts from Daily Star - Gaming Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice (Image: Epic Games) The Fortnite Season 9 Countdown is on, in just a few short hours the Fortnite game servers will go offline, 9.0 patch notes will be release and the latest thrilling season of Fortnite will be upon us. However, as is customary with every new season launch, the main image appears to have leaked ahead of time. We saw this in Season 8 as the main battle pass image appeared on Xbox One Dashboards early. And today the new Season 9 Battle Pass image has leaked early, although, for the time being its unclear if it's come from PlayStation, Xbox, Apple, Google Play or another store front. Either way, it's out there and showcasing some of the new skins, which include a big robot, a futuristic fighter pilot, that Yoshimitsu (Tekken) looking character we saw on the teaser posters and much more. From what we can tell there are no drastic new features obviously on display. Not like Season 6 when they introduced pets. But it's worth noting that this main image for Season 9 will likely indicate which skins will have progressive outfits that can be upgraded by completing the Battle Pass. We're betting on the robot. Because, well it's a robot. Stay tuned for more info as we get it and keep reading to look over some of the other confirmed or heavily rumoured new features with Season 9 This time, the details come courtesy of the games biggest 'star' in Tyler "Ninja" Blevins who revealed a few new details on a recent stream. The YouTube and Twitch star announced that he already has the "inside scoop" on Season 9 and Epic Games plans, which he later suggested will be "the best season of Fortnite yet". It wasn't just hot air though, Ninja also teased that we'll see a new Tilted Towers in the new map, complete with teleporters and "Halo-style lifts". "I got the inside scoop. [...] I'm telling you, Tilted Towers is going to be turned into some futuristic utopia with some cool stuff, right?," bragged Ninja. "Season 9, alright? The skins, the battle pass skins already look dope. I love the theme, it's going to be the best season dude. Quote me." Don't believe us, watch Ninja's stream on the YouTube clip above. And stay tuned for more details, we're not long to wait now!<doc-sep>As is now tradition, the Battle Pass skins for an upcoming season of Fortnite look like they have leaked ahead of time, though they are cutting it mighty fine for Season 9 with it being a matter of hours away. The skins certainly fit the futuristic theme of the season and are pretty broad in terms of variety. Hell, I know it’s cool to dump on Fortnite now, but I like ’em, especially hippie Jonesy. Here they are, excuse the low quality: We’re not entirely sure where these have come from; they spread like wildfire on Twitter without accreditation. They may be fake, but they seem to be exactly the style Epic and Fortnite is known for. One last thing — it looks like the leak has neglected the skin on the far left, which seems to be the K-Pop skin we’ve seen from leakers previously. Fortnite Season 9 downtime begins at 8am UTC. The Season 9 Battle Pass will cost 950 V-Bucks and give you access to all of these skins after you sufficiently level up throughout the season. Excited?<doc-sep>Now that we know the starting date of Fortnite’s Season 9, it’s not hard to guess when the next one will be arriving. Fortnite’s Season 9, which kicks off this week, may be a couple of days off still, but that doesn’t mean the next season’s starting date hasn’t already been decided. If you follow Fortnite, you’ll know that seasons usually last 12 weeks. You’ll also know that Fortnite seasons kick off on a Thursday, which means Season 10 will kick off on August 1. This detail was also confirmed in the event card for the launch of Season 9 on PSN. Events typically list their start and end dates, which in this case is August 1. A screenshot of the event details were shared by Fortnite News. Watch on YouTube It’s possible the actual starting date may be different, but we don’t find out for sure until Epic Games starts officially teasing it. While you wait, you may want to give our round-up of all the rumours, leaks and what to expect in Season 9 a read. In the lead up to Season 9, Tilted Towers town has been destroyed, and the the Drum Gun has returned to the game. Season 9 appears to carry a futuristic theme, but the scale of what it’s actually bringing to the game won’t be revealed until later this week.<doc-sep>
With each new period of Fortnite Battle Royale bringing a great deal of new content for the community to enjoy, there is usually a variety of leaks that take place before the official start of the new period of content. This was the case for Season 9 of Fortnite, as a few of the skins for this season's Battle Pass looked to have been leaked ahead of when they were supposed to be officially revealed in another major leak for Fortnite Season 9. Fortnite Season 9 Battle Pass Skins Leaked The leaked Fortnite Season 9 Pass skins came from a French Instagram account and showed off the new cosmetic items in a similar fashion as previous seasons have done with their Battle Pass skins. Also lending credence to the leaked photo is the fact that three skins that were featured in the official teaser images for Fortnite Season 9 are shown in the Pass leak. These leaked outfits also are in line with the futuristic theme that Epic Games has been teasing for the next life stage of its game. You can find the leaked image that provided the Season 9 leak below. While this Battle Pass skins leak has not yet been proven officially by Epic Games, there is a very high probability that these items will be the outfits that players can earn throughout the new period of content for the popular battle royale title. The community will also be very interested to see if any of these outfits feature a progressive style where they will be able to earn upgrades and customizable options for their new cosmetic items. What are your thoughts on the Fortnite Season 9 Battle Pass skins leak above? Are you a fan of these leaked cosmetic items or will you not be purchasing them when they officially arrive on Thursday, May 9th? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!