The servers were deliberately taken offline by Epic Games as part of scheduled maintenance to roll out the latest patch.

Thousands of Fortnite players reported issues logging into the game on Wednesday afternoon. Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, confirmed it was investigating major login outages.

Fortnite players expected a scheduled maintenance on July 15, 2025, but an an unexpected hiccup during the inspection has left gamers wondering when they'll be able to log back on. This comes after ...

This story was updated to report continued outages and Fortnite's 9 a.m. update. Many gamers experienced problems with Battle Royale video game Fortnite early Tuesday morning, which continued for ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. UPDATE: Fortnite is back online as of 9:18 AM PT, so the delay wasn't so bad after all. Something has gone awry during Fortnite's new update, and the ...

Fortnite users will have to take a break for at least one night. Starting Thursday night, the game's servers will be offline for maintenance. Servers are scheduled to be back online early Friday, but ...

After making fans wait, Epic Games is finally making Save the World free-to-play.

Superheroes are being replaced by a new group of iconic heroes facing down many-legged enemies, as a new Fortnite season makes its debut. "At attention, soldier," the mega-popular video game announced ...

Fortnite's v40.30 update is scheduled for April 30, 2026, bringing new content and continuing the Ice King vs. Foundation ...

Fortnite's massive v40.20 update arrives April 16, 2026, bringing the Laufey Festival Icon collaboration, Act 2 of Showdown ...