Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced the release date for update 36.00, which ushers in Chapter 6, Season 3.

Just moments after the end of the Death Star Sabotage event, Epic Games has taken Fortnite offline for the start of the new season.

Indeed, according to Epic Games, Chapter 6, Season 3 has a June 7 release date on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PC and Android.

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The new season will kick off after server downtime comes to an end. The game was taken offline at 7.30pm BST UK time.

Epic explains more: "Following the Death Star Sabotage Live Event, Fortnite will go into downtime at 2:30 PM ET. Look forward to v36.00 releasing later this evening!" reads an Epic Games tweet.

As Epic Games points out, the new season will begin later this evening on June 7. Hopefully this means downtime won't last much more than a couple of hours.

Speaking of the new season, update 36.00 introduces a superhero theme to Fortnite Battle Royale. This includes new Battle Pass skins include Superman and Robin.

In addition to Superman and Robin, upcoming Battle Pass and Item Shop skins include Synthwave, Myst, Storm Beast, Killswitch and Chameleon.

You can check out the Battle Pass skins in the video above.

As for the Season 3 map, fans can explore new and returning locations such as Supernova Academy and Utopia City.

Other POIs include Demon's Domain, Shogun's Solitude, Shining Span, Outpost Enclave and Kappa Kappa Factory.

That's on top of Canyon Crossing, Crime City, Lonewolf Lair, Flooded Frogs, Outlaw OasisFoxy Floodgate and Brutal Boxcars. You can see the map above.

Elsewhere, new items are said to include the Wingshot Grappler, the Spire Rifle, Myst Gauntlets, Killswitch Revolvers and Deadeye DMR.

That's on top of the Enhanced Spire Rifle, Hyperburst Pistol, Kor's Deadeye DMR, Unstable Frostfire Shotgun, Unstable Voltage Burst Pistol and Unstable Yoink Shotgun.

It's also believed that superhero dog Krypto will also join the game as the first companion pet.

Finally, some fans have discovered new crossovers coming to Fortnite in the coming weeks.

Cleveland from Family Guy will reportedly join Fortnite, alongside Deadmau5, Bob's Burgers and King of the Hill.