Fortnite Mega Drop: Huge V-Bucks discounts & FREE Pickaxe

Brilliant news for Fortnite fans as Epic slash prices for in-game purchases as part of the Fortnite Mega Drop.

Epic Games have announced some changes to the prices of V-Bucks and real-money offers in Fortnite. Starting from now, players will be able save up to 20% on all purchases made on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC and Mac.

Don’t worry if you’re short on pennies at the moment either, the Fortnite Mega Drop discounts are permanent! So, next time there’s a skin in the Item Shop that you just can’t resist, you won’t have to make such a big dent in your wallet.

What do I need to do?

If you play on console or PC, then nothing. Just buy V-Bucks in the usual way and you will benefit from the reductions.

For mobile gamers, it’s still pretty simple: Once you’ve downloaded the latest Fortnite update, you will notice that there is a new payment method available. When making a purchase, you will now have the choice to use “Epic Direct Payment”.

Using Epic Direct Payment allows Epic to avoid paying fees to Apple or Google and they will pass the savings along to you.

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Anyone who purchased V-Bucks or a real-money offer such as the Summer Legends pack within the last 30 days (July 14 – August 13) will get some bonus V-Bucks added to their account. They should appear by August 17 and will equate to 20% of any purchases made between the dates above.

Free Pickaxe

As a little extra treat, Epic are also gifting the Shooting Starstaff harvesting tool to all active players. Just load up Fortnite to receive your new pick free of charge.