When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks FORTNITE DOWN - UPDATE THREE: Fortnite servers should be back up and running now after matchmaking was disabled for around four and a half hours today. The official Fortnite Twitter account has posted to say that Fortnite online following server maintenance. The Fortnite Twitter posted: “Matchmaking has now been enabled and Fortnite is fully operational.“ The official Epic Games status page also lists “all systems operational”. FORTNITE DOWN - UPDATE TWO: Fortnite is down right now with matchmaking disabled as server maintenance is carried out once again. Fortnite is down as server maintenance is being carried out by Epic Games for the third day in a row on PS4, Xbox One and Mobile. Fortnite matchmaking has been disabled as Epic Games works on improvements on the backend of the service. For fans wondering how long Fortnite will be down for, Epic Games has given an update. In a lengthy Reddit post, Epic Games explained the reasons behind the latest Fortnite downtime. The Reddit post was published by Redditor NeuronBaser. And the Reddit user has now given a new update on how the server maintenance is progressing. They edited their original post to add: "We ran into some problems during this deployment and have had to revert to the previous session storage mechanism. "That rollback is complete, and we are provisioning additional server capacity before enabling matchmaking." Sadly, Epic Games has not given an ETA (estimated time of arrival) for when servers will be back online. Stay tuned to Express.co.uk as we will be keeping you updated on all the Fortnite down server updates as and when it comes in.<doc-sep>Fortnite servers go down for users worldwide FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Fortnite’s official Twitter account announced that update version 4.3 will be launched at 8am GMT (4am ET) on Wednesday for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. The update means that Fortnite will be down as the patch gets added to the game. Epic Games again shut down Fortnite from 8am this morning for maintenance, adding several new features to the game in the new patch. The new update will include shopping carts, as well as several new UI features to improve the game. How long will Fortnite servers be down for? The new update for Fortnite Battle Royal was launched at 8am BST (4am ET) on Wednesday, locking players out of the game for maintenance. Servers also went down on Thursday and again on Friday. There is no scheduled uptime for the game to be playable again, though Epic Games usually have the game running again within one or two hours. It is not yet clear when Fortnite servers will be back online but it is expected to be sometime today. Players were logged out of Fortnite roughly half an hour before the scheduled downtime until the update has been implemented. Fornite: Why is Fortnite not working? How long will Fortnite be down for? Fortnite Greasy Grove - Treasure Map challenge guide for season 4 week 5 Battle Pass Tue, May 29, 2018 Fortnite Greasy Grove Treasure Map challenge is one of the season 4 week 5 Battle Pass tasks. Here is Express.co.uk's guide to solving the Fortnite challenge Play slideshow YOUTUBE • OMNIPIE 1 of 9 Fortnite Greasy Grove - Treasure Map challenge is one of the season 4 week 4 Battle Pass tasks The servers have been shut down to allow Epic Games to add the latest v4.3 update to Fortnite Battle Royal. Several additional features will be added to the game, with Epic Games releasing patch notes that include shopping carts. New challenges for Week 5, however, were supposed to be launched Thursday, but it is unlikely this will still be the case if the servers remain switched oof for Fortnite today. Shopping carts will be added to Fortnite Battle Royale in v4.3 Fortnite servers will be down this morning for maintenance<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks Fortnite, the popular online Battle Royale game for PC and console, is down after Epic Games switch off their servers. Epic Games, the developers of Fortnite, tweeted an announcement to players that servers will be turned off for maintenance on the infrastructure of the game. Fortnite servers were turned off at 4am ET (8am GMT), booting players from their games as they launch repairs to the game. Fortnite has just received a new update v4.3 which adds shopping carts to the game, allowing players to travel around the map in the new quirky vehicles.<doc-sep>
Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks FORTNITE DOWN - UPDATE FOUR: Fortnite servers are down right now, with Battle Royale offline and fans unable to login at the moment. Fortnite has been taken down for “infrastructure” improvements, with Fortnite down since 9am in the UK today on PS4, Xbox One and Mobile. Epic Games have now given a new update on how the maintenance is coming along, with “final checks” currently taking place. In their latest Fortnite down update on the official Epic Games Status page, the developer said: “Verifying - The infrastructure updates are now in place; we're performing verification of the implementations followed by final checks.“ Fortnite started experiencing issues yesterday following the release of update 4.3. In the aftermath of the Fortnite update launch players on PS4 and Xbox One reported not having their wins count. When Fortnite comes back online the Fortnite challenges for week 5 should be live. FORTNITE DOWN - UPDATE THREE: Fortnite servers are down and offline right as Epic Games carries out “infrastructure” improvements to the hit game. Fortnite went down at 9am BST today, which is 4am ET and 1am PT, to tackle issues that emerged following the update 4.3 release. And now Epic Games have given a new Fortnite down update, explaining how server maintenance is going on. On the official Epic Games Status page, the Cary-based developer wrote: “The infrastructure updates are now in place; we're performing verification of the implementations followed by final checks.“ They followed this up by adding: “Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.“