Fortnite down updates — Popular game’s servers shut down to prepare for update as new skins set to drop in store
FORTNITE servers have gone down ahead of a new update causing chaos for gamers.
Matchmaking was suspended at 8:30am ahead of today’s downtime.
Fortnite posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying: “Nothing to see here…Downtime will start at 4:00 AM ET, with matchmaking being disabled shortly beforehand.”
It is not known how long the downtime will last but gamers can expect to wait a couple of hours.
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