If you are staring at a “servers not responding” message in class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/fortnite-x-the-simpsons-update-sparks-fan-meltdown-over-server-downtime-netizens-react-with-memes-rage-and-humour-11762052511116.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Fortnite”>Fortnite today, do not worry – it is not your connection. class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/epic-games-down-fortnite-rocket-league-and-fall-guys-hit-by-major-outage-heres-whats-happening-11762043644730.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Epic Games”>Epic Games has officially taken Fortnite offline for its v38.10 update. According to class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/us/trending/fortnite-downtime-begins-after-end-of-season-event-players-await-springfield-map-and-simpsons-crossover-11762020441114.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Fortnite”>Fortnite Status, downtime began at 9:00 AM UTC on 11 November 2025 and servers are expected to return by 10:30 AM UTC. For US players, that means the game should be back online around 5:30 AM Eastern Time (ET).
Epic confirmed that matchmaking shut down a few minutes before maintenance began, which is standard practice for big patches.
