Epic Games down: Users unable to play Fortnite, Rocket League
What's the story
Epic Games has confirmed a major outage affecting its digital storefront, the Epic Games Store (EGS). The disruption is preventing players from accessing some of the company's most popular titles like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys. The company announced the issue on X early this morning and apologized for the inconvenience caused to users.
User impact
A look at the outage
The EGS outage peaked at 6:15am IST, with over 6,700 users in the US reporting issues on Downdetector. The platform revealed that 76% of users had login issues, while 20% faced server connection problems and 4% encountered website-related troubles. The disruption has left players from different regions unable to log into or launch games associated with their Epic accounts.
Resolution
Recovery time not yet provided
Epic Games has assured players that it is working hard to fix the issue and will continue to provide updates on its official social channels and system status page. The company has not given an estimated recovery time yet. Players are advised to keep an eye on status.epicgames.com for live updates and avoid any repeated login attempts until services are confirmed stable.
Coincidence
Server downtime for 'The Simpsons' crossover event
The outage comes just as Fortnite's planned server downtime for the launch of its highly anticipated crossover event with The Simpsons. Many players have expressed their frustration online over not being able to access Epic Games services.