A one-time Fortnite event featured a rocket launch and rifts in the space-time continuum — here's what it looked like by Kaylee Fagan on Jul 2, 2018, 2:51 PM Advertisement
 If you log in to "Fortnite: Battle Royale" right now, you'll notice what looks like a large crack in the sky above the center of the island. This crack is a result of the one-time event on Saturday that launched a rocket into the sky, and then mysteriously opened up several inter-dimensional "rifts." The event was viewed by millions of Fortnite fans who are now left to wonder what this could mean for the game's future, as the end of Season 4 approaches this week. Here's what went down: SEE ALSO: The creators of 'Fortnite' have pulled a mode that players were super excited for, with no sign of when it's coming back At exactly 1:30 p.m. EST, the huge rocket embedded into the side of the mountain just northeast of Snobby Shores — which many, including this reporter, previously believed to be a missile — launched into the sky.  While we don't know exactly how many how many players were watching the launch, the wait times to enter a new match were noticeably longer than normal right around 1:30, so we know that the game was adjusting to an influx of players.
The rocket shot straight up into the sky, leaving a long trail of steam. Suddenly, the rocket's thrusters broke off and the rocket stopped accelerating.  Despite the matchmaking traffic, the launch went off without a hitch. The in-game event came just a week after over-crowded servers crashed the whole game during the launch of Fortnite's first non-competitive mode last week. As a result, "Playground Mode" was taken offline shortly after being introduced to the game, and has yet to be restored.
From the rocket shot four red beams, which all converged on the rocket's apparent target ... 
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