Fortnite Patch v4.4 Adds New Soccer Stadium Location to Map
By Nicholas Barth ·
Monday, June 11th saw the latest patch for Fortnite Battle Royale in patch v4.4 add a brand new location to the map of Fortnite in the form of a soccer stadium.
The latest patch to hit Fortnite Battle Royale came Monday, June 11th and it brought a significant amount of new content for players to enjoy, such as the new thermal scoped assault rifle (AR) weapon. However, one of the biggest changes that Fortnite patch v4.4 brought with it that was not known about until players were able to sign back onto Fortnite or read the v4.4 patch notes is that a brand new soccer stadium location has been added to the northern area of the map.
New Stadium POI added north of Pleasant Park! #Fortnite pic.twitter.com/W9KZQLf71w
— FortniteINTEL.com • Fortnite news (@FortniteBR) June 11, 2018
The new soccer stadium area in Fortnite is located north of Pleasant Park and brings a life like virtual replica of a soccer stadium into the world of Fortnite for players to enjoy chasing victory royales in, while also practicing their bicycle kicks.
It is not specifically known what may be behind the motivation for Epic Games adding the new soccer stadium area to the title's map in patch v4.4. With the 2018 World Cup beginning this week on Thursday, June 14th , Epic Games may be gearing up for a World Cup 2018 theme or partnership for the next few weeks. This kind of blockbuster partnership for content would not be the first for Epic Games and Fortnite, as the battle royale game teamed up with Marvel in the past to bring the Mad Titan Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War into the game.
A whole set of soccer themed skins were also recently leaked in addition to the discovery of the new soccer stadium location from the patch v4.4 patch notes. With a clear present and future theme of the extremely popular sport ahead of the 2018 World Cup, it seems that the community of the popular battle royale game will be right along the rest of the world in all of the soccer action that is sure to come from the 2018 World Cup.
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(cover photo courtesy of Fortnite Intel)