Is Fortnite down? When are servers back up for the new Fortnite season? Game updates to Lawless
Fortnite's new season will be Lawless.
The online game will be going dark tonight as the servers go down to update for the new season.
Here's what you need to know about the downtime and Season 6 Chapter 2: Lawless.
The current season of Fortnite will end at 2 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY network, reports. After that, Epic Games' servers will go offline as Fortnite updates for Lawless.
The new season should be available on Friday morning.
Past updates have typically lasted about four hours, so the game should be ready by 6 a.m. Friday. However, there have been delays before, like in March 2024 when Epic Games needed an additional eight hours to complete the job.
You can check the server status for Fortnite and other Epic Games products at status.epicgames.com. Fortnite also has a status account on X, @FortniteStatus, where you can get the latest on issues with the game.
Fortnite dropped its trailer for the new season on Wednesday, which features a pickle character rapping alongside a hot dog, a visit from Mortal Kombat's Sub-Zero, and lots of characters battling over the spoils from a bank heist.
See for yourself.
According to TechRadar, the pickle is a playable character named Big Dill, who initially robs the bank before being robbed himself. After the loot is passed among several other characters, it ends up before a wolfman mob boss, possibly the game's antagonist.
And that was indeed Sub-Zero. Epic Games has confirmed that the character will be featured in the new Battle Pass, TechRadar reports, making him the first Mortal Kombat character to be added to the game.
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