Fortnite is celebrating its birthday with extended "birthday power hours" this weekend, offering players in-game bonuses for logging in during specific times. These special sessions will provide participants with presents upon match start, an exotic birthday AR, and the Birthday Sprite as loot.
Players can also expect to find 1-up tokens and portable extractors within chests during these events.
First Power Hour Session
The first set of birthday power hours will take place on Saturday, September 26, running from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Here is a breakdown of the start and end times in various time zones:
- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT on Saturday, Sept. 26 for the west coast of North America
- 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 26 for the east coast of North America
- 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. BRT on Saturday, Sept. 26 for Brazil
- 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. BST on Saturday, Sept. 26 for the U.K.
- 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. CEST on Saturday, Sept. 26 for western Europe
- 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. JST on Sunday, Sept. 27 for Japan
- 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. AEST on Sunday, Sept. 27 for the east coast of Australia
Second Power Hour Session
The second set of birthday power hours begins at 9 a.m. EDT on Saturday, September 26, and concludes at 12 a.m. EDT on Sunday, September 27. The times for this extended session in different regions are as follows:
- 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. PDT on Saturday, Sept. 26 for the west coast of North America
- 9 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 26 to 12 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Sept. 27 for the east coast of North America
- 10 p.m. BRT on Saturday, Sept. 26 to 1 a.m. BRT on Sunday, Sept. 27 for Brazil
- 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. BST on Sunday, Sept. 27 for the U.K.
- 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. CEST on Sunday, Sept. 27 for western Europe
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. JST on Sunday, Sept. 27 for Japan
- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. AEST on Sunday, Sept. 27 for the east coast of Australia