Epic Games Website Down: 'Fortnite' Launcher, Login Services and More Experiencing Issues
Having trouble logging into Fortnite? Epic Games website, launcher, and other related services stopped working after Fornite Mobile Invites went live. Find out everything we know about the issue and when the site will go back online, here.
On Thursday afternoon, Fornite Mobile Invite download links started rolling out to users who pre-registered. With the popularity of the title, it didn't take long for the heavy traffic flow to cause problems for Fortnite players and the Epic Games website. Around 7 pm. the Epic Games official Twitter account confirmed that several issues were occurring related to the Battle Royale.
"We're aware of issues with logging in and signing up on Fortnite mobile, our website, and the launcher. We are investigating this now and will update soon."
If you visit the Epic Game status site, you will see the website and forums are experiencing a major outage and login is degraded. The notes on identified issues are as follows:
"Identified - Players are currently blocked from accessing the Epic Games launcher and websites. In addition, players will be unable to access Fortnite Mobile with PSN or Xbox credentials. We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible."
"Investigating - We are investigating an issue with login services for our websites and Fortnite mobile."
If you are attempting to sign up for Fornite Mobile, or sign in on PSN, XBox or mobile, you probably will not be successful. Before the website went down, players were experiencing errors with matchmaking and connection problems.
When Will Epic Games Website Go Back Online? Is Fortnite Working Yet?
So far, no estimated time has been given for when the Epic game site will go back online. For up to the minute details, keep an eye on Epic Games' status page. Once more is learned about when the Epic Games website will go back online, we'll be sure to update this post.
UPDATE 8:45 pm ET: A few of Epic Games' services have gone back online, but the Fortnite game is still down. The website's latest status message is as follows:
"Epic Games Launcher primary login flow is now restored. Google and Facebook login remain blocked for the Launcher at this time, but should be operational soon
Continuing work to bring websites back online."