Fortnite DOWN - Here's when game will be online for Chapter 7, Season 3
Fortnite fans will be unable to play the game for hours, as Epic takes game offline for server maintenance.
There's good news and bad news for Fortnite fans, as Epic Games gets ready to release a brand new season, titled Runners. The good news, of course, is that Chapter 7, Season 3 is just moments away from making its debut, complete with new points of interest, a new Battle Pass, new weapons, gameplay features and a whole lot more.
The bad news, however, is that Fortnite fans will have to sit through hours of server downtime before they can jump into the action. If you're wondering when Fortnite will be taken offline, when server maintenance will come to an end and when you can start playing Chapter 7, Season 3, then keep reading to find out more.
Fortnite will be taken offline immediately following the conclusion of the Shattered event, which pits Team Ice King against Team Foundation.
"Following the Shattered Live Event, Fortnite will go into downtime at 7:30 PM ET / 11:30 PM UTC as we release the new Fortnite: Runners Season," reads an Epic Games tweet.
"Enjoy the event, and we’ll see you soon in v41.00!"
For UK fans, Fortnite server downtime for the new season will begin at 12.30am BST on June 6. That's 4.30pm PT / 7.30pm ET if you live in the US, or 1.30am CET for European fans.
According to the Fortnite server status page, downtime will last for five hours and 30 minutes, which is much longer than usual, but par of the course when it comes to a new season.
This means Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 3 has a 6am BT UK release time on the morning of June 6.
That's 10pm PT on June 5 in the west coast of the US, and 1am ET on the east coast of the US. European fans, meanwhile, should expect downtime to end at 7am CET on June 6.
When maintenance ends, fans will be able to grab the new Battle Pass, which features some interesting new items.
The Battle Pass includes the Heatwave PJ skin, Cluster, Dylan, The Guardian, John Wick (pen and ink), The Voidblade, Vanguard Slone and Wolfe.
Fans will be able to build their Guardian Mech with sprites, parts and colours, and can take advantage of launch week bonuses such as Gold Huntress Dyland and the Marbled Speedboat.
Other rewards include John Wick's dog as a Sidekick, as well as the Gunglider, Dark Cubic Sneakers and lots more.
