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Daily Record
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Is Fortnite down as Matchmaking server issues hit Epic Games battle royale
Fortnite players have been hit with a mysterious glitch this morning, leading to widespread vexation as they found themselves unable to join games from the launcher. Epic Games acknowledged today (April 29) that Fortnite is grappling with an extensive outage, rendering players on all platforms incapable of connecting with the game's matchmaking servers to enter a session, reports the Mirror . The wildly popular battle royale game is anticipated to experience substantial downtime soon due to the end time for Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2, but as enthusiasts scramble to play their final matches before the launch of Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3, their current attempts are being thwarted. Here's the latest on the Fortnite matchmaking woes. The service disruption was first reported by the official @FortniteStatus Twitter account with a message stating: "We are investigating an issue where players may not be able to matchmake into a session. We'll provide an update once we have more information." As a result of the bug, players appear to be stuck on the "waiting for matchmaking to commence" screen, and one frustrated gamer, Twitter user @BrookksyFN, has expressed annoyance over the game disrupting their streaming activities. At the time of writing, the Fortnite Status website has announced that it is looking into the issue and will provide updates to players when more information is available. However, it's likely that an update will only be provided once a solution has been found. This comes at a particularly inconvenient time, as many players are gearing up for the upcoming PS Cup, which was announced in March by @FNCompetitve. Epic Games needs to find a solution quickly, or they'll have to deal with a multitude of disgruntled players. We will update this article as soon as there is any news on when matchmaking will resume.
Daily Mirror
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Fortnite matchmaking down as Epic Games suffers server issues right before PS Cup
Fortnite is preparing to launch its latest competitive PS Cup, but it is currently experiencing matchmaking issues that is locking players out of games. A mystery bug struck Fortnite this morning, leaving players unable to join games from inside its launcher and creating a huge wave of frustration. Epic Games confirmed this morning that Fortnite is experiencing a major outage. Players on all platforms can't access the game's online matchmaking and, therefore, can't play the game, and it's pretty bad timing. The battle royale title is set to undergo some major downtime in a few days when the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 end time comes around, but as players aim to get their last games in before the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 release date arrives, it seems they're simply unable right now. Here's the latest about Fortnite matchmaking being down. Is Fortnite matchmaking down? The news was revealed on Twitter by the @FortniteStatus account, which announced that "We are investigating an issue where players may not be able to matchmake into a session. We'll provide an update once we have more information." It seems this issue is leaving players on the message "waiting for matchmaking to commence" on the lobby, as Twitter user @BrookksyFN has reported that the game is causing them issues while they're streaming. As of the time of writing, the Fortnite Status website has reported that it is investigating the issue, and will report back to players when the company has more information, but it's more likely that it will return with an update once a fix is delivered. It's pretty terrible timing, especially as many players are preparing for the latest PS Cup to go live shortly, which was revealed back in March by @FNCompetitve. Epic Games needs to have a fix up its sleeve, or it'll be dealing with a lot of frustrated players.
