Fortnite Balloon Consumable and Spike Arena Grenade Leaked in v5.40 Patch

Thursday, September 6th saw Epic Games continue its string of adding new content to its popular battle royale game of Fortnite on a weekly basis with the new v5.40 patch that brought a great wealth of new things for players to experience. The v5.40 patch has also brought a vast array of new game files containing content that has not yet been announced by Epic Games for Fortnite.

However, this has not stopped dataminers from combing through the recently added files of the v5.40 patch of Fortnite and finding everything from new cosmetic items to two new items that could be added into the game in the near future in the Spike Arena grenade and a balloon consumable. 

Well known Fortnite datamining account Fortnite Leakage posted images of both the leaked Spike Arena Grenade and balloon consumable after they discovered in the files of the the battle title with the implementation of the v5.40 patch. 

A new "Spike Arena" grenade (Epic rarity) was added to the files: "Throw this to create your very own Bounce & Spike Trap arena!" pic.twitter.com/E8q37E9C4u

— Fortnite Leakage (@FNLeak) September 6, 2018

The leaked description of the Spike Arena grenade states that Fortnite players can "throw this to create your very own Bounce and Spike Trap arena!" With traps being a fan favorite way of getting eliminations in the popular battle royale game of Fortnite, the possible addition of a grenade that can instantly spawn an arena full of traps will likely be a welcomed addition for players who utilize traps in their strategy. 

A new consumable "Balloons" was added to the files: "Rapid inflate balloons to help break your fall or soar to new heights" pic.twitter.com/mT0HKf1pPe

— Fortnite Leakage (@FNLeak) September 6, 2018

Also discovered in the files of the v5.40 patch was a new balloon consumable that could join the likes of the apples, mushrooms and hop rocks that have been past consumables in the title. The leaked description of the balloon item states that players will be able to "rapid inflate balloons to help break your fall or soar to new heights." This leaked balloon consumable looks to be an item that players will be able to use in order to avoid falling to their deaths from mountain tops or large structures. 

As with any unconfirmed leak of unannounced information, players should not take the idea that the Spike Arena grenade and balloon consumable being added into Fortnite as fact until Epic Games officially announces the addition of the Spike Arena grenade and balloon item.

(cover photo courtesy of Fortnite Leakage and Epic Games)