Epic Games’ popular battle royale title Fortnite faced extended server downtime following the scheduled rollout of its v36.20 update, with thousands of players across the globe reporting connectivity issues.
In a post on its official Fortnite Status account on X early Monday, the company announced, “Built for battle. Driven by justice. Downtime for v36.20 begins at 4 AM ET with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand.” While the downtime was expected to be routine, it quickly became clear that players were encountering more severe issues than…

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