The end of a Fortnite Battle Royale season is a bittersweet thing, as we get lots of new toys and and a new battle pass, but ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. Fortnite servers have gone dark following the massive Death ...

The popular Battle Royale game officially went offline at 4 a.m. on Friday, May 28 for a scheduled update.

Fortnite servers are going offline for the Chapter 7 Season 3 Runners update following the Shattered live event. Downtime begins June 5th at 7:30 PM ET and is expected to end by 5:00 AM UTC on June ...

Fortnite fans will be unable to play Battle Royale and all of its companion game modes while maintenance is ongoing.

Thu, May 14, 2026 Fortnite studio Epic Games has taken the game offline for server maintenance and just in time for the release of update 40.40. The latest period of server downtime kicked off at 9am ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. It’s official, Fortnite Chapter 6 season 3 is over, and ...

Fortnite requires server downtime during major patches because Epic Games deploys backend system updates, gameplay changes and new content simultaneously. The update is expected to include gameplay ...