Fortnite rolls out its sixth season of battle royale mayhem, this time with pets

Battle royale needs pets, said no one ever, but Fortnite’s next big thing has landed with the cuddly critters in tow anyway, presumably to bear witness to the carnage and make your last moments in the world sweeter.

“Fortnite’s Season 6 has arrived! With the new season comes a new Battle Pass, with 100 levels and more than 100 rewards. New rewards include Pets — players can now have a friend watch their back when they drop in! Additionally, players can embrace the darkness with the mysterious new Shadow Stone consumable and they can explore an updated map that includes floating islands, a spooky castle, and more surprises.”

In other Fortnite news, yesterday Epic and Sony announced that PS4 crossplay would indeed be a thing, but you’ll be waiting until November for the feature to actually merge your accounts. Unlinking and relinking, on the other hand, will be live in “a few days.”

1) An account-merging feature to combine Battle Royale purchases, coming in November.

2) Enabling unlinking a console from one Fortnite account, and relinking to another Fortnite account. Coming in a few days.

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) September 26, 2018