Is Fortnite down right now? Latest update as game hit by ‘network issue’
Fortnite is ‘down’ and an update has been issued to players! 🎮
- Fortnite has been hit by a ‘network issue’.
- The game is ‘working on a fix’ it has said.
- But what is the latest update?
A major video game has been hit by a ‘network issue’ this afternoon. Fortnite players have been reporting that the hugely popular multiplayer title is ‘down’.
Users have flooded to DownDetector to flag issues today (January 13). The problems first started to be reported around 4pm British time and have spiked since.
The problems are reported to be around server connection, matchmaking, and login issues. It comes following earlier troubles with social media platform X and banking app Monzo.
In a statement on social media, Fortnite’s official statue page wrote: “We're aware of a network issue preventing some players from logging into or matchmaking in Fortnite.
“We're working on a fix now and will share an update as soon as we know more.”
We will keep this article updated with all of the latest on the outage. Contact us if you have had troubles with Fortnite this afternoon by email: [email protected].