When will Fortnite come back online?
FORTNITE has been offline for much longer than anyone expected, and fans are eager to get back into the swing of things.
If you’re affected by Fortnite server outages, here’s everything you need to know about when Fortnite will come back online.
When will Fortnite come back online?
Epic Games has just extended Fortnite’s downtime, meaning it will be offline for much longer than expected.
The official Twitter reads: “Hey everyone, we encountered an unexpected issue during our maintenance and need to extend downtime by at least 8 additional hours.
“We apologize for keeping everyone waiting longer than usual before heading into Chapter 5 Season 2 of Battle Royale.
“The team is working on this as quickly as possible and we will provide another update when we have more information.”
The downtime started at 8am GMT and was expected to end around 2pm GMT.
With the extension of the maintenance period, we expect Fortnite will not be back online until 10pm GMT at the earliest.
Why is Fortnite offline?
Fortnite is preparing to kick off Chapter 5 Season 2 in Battle Royale mode with some big changes.
Downtime is always planned at the start of a new season, but this has been extended longer than usual.
There will be at least eight additional hours of downtime while Epic Games addresses the unexpected issue.
What can you expect in the Fortnite update?
The new season is called Myths & Mortals and will focus on Greek mythology.
A number of skins for the Greek gods have been added to the game and new landmarks, such as Mount Olympus, have been added to the map.
If you want to know everything we know will be added to Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 2, check out our walkthrough
Was there a Fortnite live event?
There was a Fortnite live event the weekend of Saturday March 2, 2024 until Sunday March 3, 2024.
A Titan Hand emerged from the ground holding Pandora’s Box, covered in several chains.
Players worked together to break the chains of Pandora’s Box and open it to unleash evil.
If you want a full overview, check out our Fortnite Titan Hand live event summary.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
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