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Welcome, Our Alien Overlords!
Hello Fortnite fans, it’s officially time to start my live build up to the Fortnite x The Simpsons live event. I’ll give you all of the most up to date info on what to expect, and lead you through the process of how things will work tomorrow.
What time does the next Fortnite live event start
- East Coast (US): 11AM ET
- West Coast (US): 8AM PT
- United Kingdom: 3PM GMT
- Central Europe: 4PM CET
- Australia (Sydney): 2AM AEDT (November 2)
- Japan (Tokyo): 12AM JST (November 2)
Check out the Fortnite The Simpsons live event countdown
If you head to Creepy Camps in Fortnite Battle Royale, you’ll spot Bart’s Treehouse, in a distinctly different cel-shaded kind of style. Next to this is a big red countdown clock, ticking down to the event. You can monitor this while in-game, or stay up to date with this live blog. I’ll be giving regular updates as to how long is left to go before the live event begins.
A new Tweet advises players to drop in early
Attention puny earthlings! Our Alien Overlords have a message for us and you are commanded to drop in before 11AM ET on November 1. You dare not miss it.October 30, 2025
The Fortnite X account has posted an update regarding the upcoming live event. It’s advised that players drop in early, to avoid missing the festivities. Personally, I’ll be jumping into the game half an hour prior to the start time.
Sidekicks arrive next season
On October 30, Epic Games revealed Fortnite Sidekicks. These are essentially pets that players can purchase, with these new companions following around in certain game modes. There’s set to be one in the new Battle Pass, and several have been shown off in the reveal trailer.
Jonesy and Hope battle Kang and Kodos
We haven’t seen a whole lot of official key art from Epic Games regarding the upcoming The Simpsons tie-in. The image above shows Jonesy and Hope in the style of The Simpsons, facing off with Kang and Kodos. Hopefully we get a look of in-game characters later today.
Fortnite creators will reveal The Simpsons gameplay later today!
I played the Fortnite Simpsons season early at Epic Games HQ! Posting an in-depth look on my YouTube at 3pm ET:• Full Battle Pass• Sidekicks• Simpsons Gameplay pic.twitter.com/hKGCFugccMOctober 31, 2025
Fortnite creators like NickEh30 will reveal early looks at the upcoming The Simpsons tie-in later today. At 3PM ET / 11AM PT / 7PM BST, we’ll get our first look at gameplay. You can even see a new key art image in the tweet embedded above, showing off some new skins.
Here’s where to find Bart’s Treehouse
Fortnite will head into downtime after the next live event
- East Coast (US): 11:30AM ET
- West Coast (US): 8:30AM PT
- United Kingdom: 3:30PM GMT
- Central Europe: 4:30PM CET
- Australia (Sydney): 2:30AM AEDT (November 2)
- Japan (Tokyo): 12:30AM JST (November 2)
El Barto wreaks havoc
You may have noticed some updates to the Fortnitemares branding on the main Fortnite channels and website this week. Graffiti from the infamous is scrawled all over, turning Fortnite into ‘Fartnite’. If you head in-game, you’ll see this too, as well as a small animation of Bart using spray paint. This is the first proper look at the upcoming Bart skin, which puts him in a robotic suit, like Morty.
The Simpsons gets a Rocket League collaboration
Simpsons predicted it. Now play in it. Rocket League x Simpsons on November 1. Stream The Simpsons on Disney+ pic.twitter.com/WUuGGTNDiROctober 29, 2025
The Simpsons has announced a Rocket League collaboration, launching November 1. This likely points to some Rocket Racing tie-ins too, given that this is all owned by Epic Games.
Fortnite live event playlist is now in-game
If you load into Fortnite and scroll down a bit on the Discover menu, you’ll find the Fortnite The Simpsons live event playlist. You can’t join yet, but this does confirm that it will indeed be a separate playlist.
Just three hours until the next Fortnite live event!
Jump in for the mini-event tomorrow (Nov 1) @ 11AM ET to watch Fortnite crash into Springfield! It’s a shameless corporate mashup you won’t want to miss…get hyped with this sneak peek of what’s dropping: pic.twitter.com/uivXNDOvwsOctober 31, 2025
Hello again. It’s now just a few hours until the start of The Simpsons x Fortnite live event, and a bunch of stuff has been revealed overnight. I’ll start by re-iterating the start times below:
- East Coast (US): 11AM ET
- West Coast (US): 8AM PT
- United Kingdom: 3PM GMT
- Central Europe: 4PM CET
- Australia (Sydney): 2AM AEDT (November 2)
- Japan (Tokyo): 12AM JST (November 2)
The Simpsons update preload is live
SIMPSONS SEASON PRELOADS ARE OUT NOWPS5 & XBOX → 30-40GB (via @NotPaloleaks) pic.twitter.com/SlnvXvwoOrNovember 1, 2025
If you’re on PS5 and Xbox, the Fortnite The Simpsons update is available for preload. Just check for the latest update, it’s around 35GB. You’ll need this to jump into the live event and the new season later on. Credit to @ShiinaBR on X for this news. It’s well worth checking out their feed as well, as there’s a whole host of new leaks.
Here’s when the new season of Fortnite starts
- East Coast (US): 5PM ET
- West Coast (US): 2PM PT
- United Kingdom: 9PM GMT
- Central Europe: 10PM CET
- Australia (Sydney): 8AM AEDT (November 2)
- Japan (Tokyo): 6AM JST (November 2)
New teaser shows off Bart and Homer
Epic Games has posted a YouTube Short showing a teaser for the upcoming The Simpsons update for Fortnite. We see a look at the map, some new Sidekicks, and items like the Maggie shopping cart Glider, and a Krusty balloon gun.
Fortnite The Simpsons live event countdown: 2 hours to go!
It’s now just two hours until the Fortnite The Simpsons live event kicks off. Make sure to jump into the game at least 20 minutes early to secure a spot. There’s a separate event playlist in the Discover menu.
Watch the Kang and Kodos teaser
November 1 at 11AM ET / 3PM UTC 📅🛸 Our Alien Overlords speak! Are you ready?! pic.twitter.com/ryPkN7EcChNovember 1, 2025
A Kang and Kodos-starring event teaser was posted on the Fortnite X account last night. It shows Jonesy and Hope in full The Simpsons style. Are we going to be fighting off an alien invasion later? Time will tell.
Today’s downtime for Fortnite The Simpsons
- East Coast (US): 11:30AM ET
- West Coast (US): 8:30AM PT
- United Kingdom: 3:30PM GMT
- Central Europe: 4:30PM CET
- Australia (Sydney): 2:30AM AEDT (November 2)
- Japan (Tokyo): 12:30AM JST (November 2)
Fortnite The Simpsons live event countdown: One Hour to go!
We’ll be dropping into the latest Fortnite live event in just one hour. Make sure your game is updated, and take a look at the ‘Welcome, Our Alien Overlords’ playlist in the Discover menu.
Super Squishees for all
We now know that the Kwik-E-Mart’s signature drink: The Squishee, will be available in Fortnite as part of the new season. It’s an item, similar to a Slurp Juice, that appears to increase movement speed. We’ll have to wait and see what other effects it has later on today.
Fortnite The Simpsons live event countdown: 30 minutes until kick off!
The Fortnite The Simpsons live event begins in just 30 minutes. I’d recommend loading into the game now, and waiting in a lobby until the playlist opens up.
Other modes are disabled
❗Note: Battle Royale, Zero Build and their Ranked modes will be temporarily unavailable leading up to and during the event. https://t.co/G6yYNl7l2JNovember 1, 2025
According to Fortnite Status on X, Battle Royale, Zero Build, and Ranked are temporarily unavailable leading up to and during the live event.
The Fortnite live event starts now
An instability is opening up
The event has started, and a pink instability portal has opened up above Bart’s Treehouse.
The Simpsons | Fortnite starts later today
Now, there’s just a loading screen with a countdown to the new season. The game is now in downtime, so we’ll have to wait to jump into the new update.
Bart arrives in Fortnite
During the live event, we finally got a good look at Bart Simpson in his Fortnite variant. He has a robotic suit similar to Morty’s (Rick and Morty). This is to bring him up to the same general proportions as other characters in the game.
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