Fortnite Update 5.40 Brings New Leaked Skins, Emotes, Pets & Weapon Skins

We're approaching the end of Fortnite Season 5 which means Season 6 is almost upon us and in preparation, Epic Games has added a lot of new items and cosmetics to the in-game files, ready for the Season 6 launch. Skins and emotes are to be expected; dataminers delve into the files every two weeks to find the latest outfits and emotes but this time, they've stumbled upon something completely new in the form of pets, weapon skins and music. Firstly though, let us get to the datamined cosmetics, starting with the skins.

These are all the skins found in the files and to be honest, they're a little underwhelming aren't they? There’s a scene chick in the top right next to what appears to be a punk-themed magician. Below them are two air medics it seems, or maybe they’re just two very fashionable Swiss people? There’s a guy wearing a pink and blue hoodie with eyes and wings which is… interesting, along with two green chaps at the top, one with a beret and the other looks very medieval. Then of course there’s the Wild Card skin which is in the shop as we speak for 2,000 V-Bucks.

Here’s all of the backblings that go with each skin. The drum kit is pretty cool to be fair.

And the harvesting tools. The crowbar is probably our favourite and it’s available right now with the High Stakes challenges.

For once, the gliders could be the best leaked cosmetics in this update. That helicopter looks badass, as does the red car.

In terms of the emotes, there’s no footage for any of them yet so it’s hard to make an educated guess as to which will be the ones worth your hard earned v-bucks. “FistPumpCelebration” looks less like a fist pump and more like someone incredibly angry with the omniscient being in  the sky, however.

Don’t forget the loading screens! Week 9 shows Rex being bitten in the bum by a lightning bolt from the cube, while Week 10 gets rather ominous as Brite Bomber stares into the cube but an evil Brite Bomber stares back.

Finally, there’s some new categories that have been added to the files in this update, and it’s got us very excited indeed. Pets, Weapon Skins and MusicPacks are three folders that can be found alongside the other cosmetics like Gliders, Sprays and Dances. The thing is, there’s also a number of unused categories that have been there for a while like BattleBuses, VehicleDecorations and MapMarkers, so while having an in-game pet would be incredible, try not to get your hopes up too quickly.

Of course, there’s a plethora of Fortnite content available today so keep your eyes peeled on the site as we cover the new High Stakes event, challenges, map updates and more. In yesterday’s Fortnite news, there’s a $10k open qualifier tournament for PS4 players only hosted by OpTic Hitch.

(All images are courtesy of the /r/FortniteBR subreddit.)