Fortnite x Galaxy: Start time, how to watch, live stream, new map, tournament schedule

Fortnite x Galaxy – a special tournament taking place with Twitch superstar Ninja and members of K-Pop band iKON – is kicking off today.

The Fortnite x Galaxy event was revealed when Samsung unveiled their latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S10, in February.

Samsung fans who purchase the Galaxy S10e, S10 and S10 Plus will be rewarded with the exclusive new K-Pop inspired iKONIK skin.

And the Fortnite x Galaxy event will see all those participating playing Fortnite Battle Royale on S10 Plus devices.

Matches will be played on a custom map built especially by Epic Games for the Fortnite x Galaxy event.

If you’re wondering how you can watch the Fortnite x Galaxy event then don’t worry, Express.co.uk has you covered.

We have details on how you can watch the Fortnite event as well as the start time and schedule info.

FORTNITE X GALAXY – WHAT IS THE START TIME? CAN YOU LIVE STREAM THE EVENT? HOW DO YOU WATCH ONLINE?

The Fortnite x Galaxy event has a start time of 1pm eastern time on Saturday March 16.

For those in the UK, this means the event will start at 5pm GMT.

The Fortnite x Galaxy event will be streamed on Twitch via the Super League channel – click here to be directed to the page you need to visit.

FORTNITE X GALAXY – WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE? WHEN WILL NINJA TAKE TO THE STAGE? WHEN ARE IKON ON?

Here is the full schedule for the Fortnite x Galaxy event, as revealed in a post by Fortnite Intel:

• 4pm UK time Saturday March 16: Doors open for the Fortnite x Galaxy event

• 5pm UK time: The Fortnite x Galaxy tournament will begin

• 9pm UK time: The final twelve finalists will be announced

• 10pm UK time: A panel discussion hosted by Ryan Penagos will start featuring Ninja and iKON

• 10.20pm UK time: Fortnite x Galaxy tournament finals will take place

• 11.10pm UK time: iKON’s performance will begin

• 11.45pm UK time: Ninja will host a meet and greet

• 12am UK time Sunday March 17: Fortnite x Galaxy event comes to a close

– Stay tuned to Express.co.uk for more Fortnite news

source: express.co.uk