Popular battle royale game Fortnite is reportedly experiencing a major outage, impacting tens of thousands of players globally. According to DownDetector, the surge in issue reports began around 10:23 PM ET, indicating widespread server disruptions.
Players have flooded social media platforms to voice their frustration, citing problems ranging from failed matchmaking attempts to being kicked mid-game without warning.
“Matchmaking isn’t working at all,” one disgruntled user posted. Another wrote, “Getting kicked mid-game every time. What’s going on?”
The timing of the outage is particularly frustrating for fans enjoying the game’s Easter Spring Breakout event, featuring special content like the Miss Bunny Penny Outfit.
Many users expressed disappointment that they couldn’t experience the limited-time event because of the ongoing server issues:
“THE FORTNITE EVENT WAS CRAZY AND THE SERVERS ARE DOWN,” another player lamented online.
As of this writing, Epic Games has not released an official statement regarding the cause of the outage or provided an estimated time for service restoration.
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.