Fortnite’s offline status began at 4 am ET on Thursday, May 28, as Epic Games started scheduled downtime for the v40.41 update.
Fortnite confirmed the downtime on X, saying the update would prepare the battle royale game for its end-of-season live event on Friday, June 5.
Epic Games has also scheduled Fortnite Community Day for Saturday, May 30, before the season-ending event takes place next week.
Fortnite servers are expected to return within a few hours, as similar updates usually last less than two hours. Epic Games had not provided a specific restart time.
Fortnite’s next season, “Showdown” Chapter 7, Season 2, is expected to feature Dwayne Johnson returning as The Foundation. The character last appeared in 2022.
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Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Lola Bunny, are also expected to arrive on the island. Captain America has appeared frozen in trailers by the Ice King, while Iron Man is also set to return
