Fortnite’s 5.10 update arrives tomorrow, July 24th, Epic has announced, ushering in the game’s first birthday festivities, changes to Slurp Juice, and exclusive Battle Royale outfits for Save the World Founders. Then, on Wednesday, Fortnite’s much-loved Playground Mode returns.

Although full patch notes covering Fortnite’s latest additions are yet to be released (they should turn up around 9am in the UK), Epic has been on a bit of a teasing spree as it readies for the arrival of 5.10 and the game’s one-year anniversary celebrations.

Alongside the previously revealed anniversary activities, which will unfurl across both Battle Royale and Save the World modes, more changes are afoot – including tweaks to Battle Royale’s Slurp Juice consumable. At present, this queasily luminescent concoction boosts health and shield simultaneously once drunk – by one point per second, up to 25 points on each. However, as of 5.10, things will work a little differently, thanks to a idea from the Fortnite community.

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Source: Eurogamer Fortnite's anything-goes Playground mode returns this week