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Fortnite Star Wars Droid Tycoon BB-8 Event Starts Sunday, March 10 at 7 AM PT

Simon Ellis 2 min read

Epic Games has announced a new Star Wars Droid Tycoon event featuring the droid BB-8 in Fortnite. The update is scheduled to launch globally on Sunday, March 10, 2025, bringing a fresh chapter to the game's popular mode. The countdown timer for the event is located outside the Cantina and shows the Star Wars Droid […]

Fortnite Star Wars Droid Tycoon BB-8 Event Starts Sunday, March 10 at 7 AM PT
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Epic Games has announced a new Star Wars Droid Tycoon event featuring the droid BB-8 in Fortnite. The update is scheduled to launch globally on Sunday, March 10, 2025, bringing a fresh chapter to the game's popular mode.

The countdown timer for the event is located outside the Cantina and shows the Star Wars Droid Tycoon BB-8 event set to begin at 7 AM Pacific Time. The exact duration of the event remains unknown according to the source, but players can expect the debut of BB-8 into the mode.

Fortnite Event Start Times

  • Event begins at 7 AM PT on Sunday, March 10.
  • Start time is 9 AM CT and 10 AM ET.
  • Launch occurs at 10 PM CST and 11 PM KST.

The full details of the BB-8 event in Star Wars Droid Tycoon are not yet known, though Gold, Diamond, and Rainbow versions of BB-8 will be teased. This marks the first major event for the Star Wars Droid Tycoon mode within the game.

Insider Gaming reported on the launch window and confirmed that the update fits the Games category as a software update. The story focuses on the specific release date and start times across various global regions including Central European Summer Time and China Standard Time.

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