🗡️ Fortnite has adjusted the Reforged Infinity Blade to deal more damage. You can now shing shing & eliminate someone in two swings!

⚠️ Fortnite disabled Shoulder Riding while they investigate an issue affecting gameplay.

📢 Downtime for v40.30 begins at 4 AM ET (8 AM UTC) with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand: status.epicgames.com

🎮 Fortnite is aware of an issue where some Xbox players may encounter an error ESP-INIT-001. They are actively looking into it, and I’ll provide an update as soon as I have more information.

✅Matchmaking errors are fixed - you can jump into a game again without issue. Fortnite is monitoring game servers to make sure everything returns to normal.

🎁 Fortnite is working to fix an issue with the Save the World Twitch Drop rewards not being properly granted to eligible players. I’ll let you know once the missing rewards have been delivered.

• SAVE THE WORLD IS FREE! • Fortnite Save the World is officially free-to-play, welcoming more players into the fight - including on Nintendo Switch 2. Everyone who pre-registered on the website before April 16 will receive all unlocked community rewards!

‼️ Showdown Act 2 begins. Save the World goes free-to-play. Downtime for v40.20 begins at 4 AM ET (8 AM UTC) with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand: status.epicgames.com

✨Outfits that were appearing too shiny, too dark, or not shaded properly are returned to normal in this week's v40.20 update!

⚠️Some players may notice that Arena Boxfights is temporarily showing as unavailable. Fortnite is on it and working to bring it back as quickly as they can.

📅 Fortnite cancelled the OCE Console Zero Build Cup due to a local issue with players connecting. This event will be rescheduled at a later date - details will be in the Compete tab and replied here when I have a new date.

Battle Royale Zero Build’s power hour didn’t start on time with all April Fools enabled. Fortnite turned it all on shortly after and extended the window - and they’ll make sure the rerun at 9:30 PM ET is fixed. ✅

Save the World is going free soon, so I think it’s the time of year again where I shout out @stwcontent.bsky.social for showcasing all things Save the World! ❤️ Give them a follow! (quoted post is status stuff)

Hey OGs! Fortnite has been keeping a close eye on reports of bugs or inconsistencies surfaced by the community and wanted to share an update on what’s been fixed or what’s coming soon. Take a look at what they’re tracking below: ( 🧵 )

back to regular posting no more april fools here

No fools gold here - Bars have been significantly increased in Reload 📈

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🚨 Fortnite is shutting down more modes today due to the amount of employees laid off. They are deeply sorry for this, but with this change, it will hopefully push their focus towards Battle Royale instead. #Fortnite

🛠️ Fortnite is working to fix the Showdown unlocks no longer appearing in the loot pool, and Showdown progress not populating on the tab. Players’ Showdown contributions have not been reset - I’ll update you again once this has been restored.

Showdown Sixteen multipliers are live! #TeamIceKing teams won 5 games #TeamFoundation teams won 7 games

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The Soft Roller Pickaxe will be granted on Monday for everyone who gets a Victory Royale in BR this weekend!

🚨 DISABLING MODES! 🚨 Fortnite has built a lot of Fortnite modes, and in some cases they’ve failed to build something awesome enough to attract and retain a large player base. They are going to shut these modes down on the schedules outlined below - and are grateful for everyone who played. ( 🧵 )

📢 Players who have unlocked ranked rewards, like the Felinos Outfit set, by completing Ranked quests may see the item missing from their Locker. This will be resolved Monday and any missing items restored.

🛍️ Fortnite is investigating an issue on Xbox causing some V-Bucks and item bundles to not appear in the Shop.

✅ A new ~2 GB patch is available on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Android to resolve several stability issues. This patch will be released for iOS, Google Play, and Switch as soon as we can next week. * This patch may be larger for some PC players, which is being investigating now.

Fortnite fixed the Showdown progress page not showing for all players! Your leaderboard and Showdown progress were still tracked ✅ Affected players will see the screen to pick their Team again when opening the Showdown tab.

🚨 FORTNITE CREW UPDATE 🚨 Epic Games has confirmed that the Fortnite Crew subscription still includes 1,000 V-Bucks every month! Subscribers will receive all the details regarding any upcoming changes well in advance. 💰✨ They'll rever the changes or just reduce later? I'm confused 😭

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Fortnite made some improvements to Battle Royale: 🎁 Drops from Bosses have been improved 🔫 Medium Ammo is now easier to find ⚡️ Overdrive Grenades are now found more frequently in Zero Build

⚠️ Fortnite is temporarily disabling tournaments on Nintendo Switch 1 to fix a crash bug. I’ll update here once tournaments are available on the platform again.

Lady Windfrost fans! Good newssss... An alternate style featuring pointed ears will be coming in a future update. If you own the Battle Pass and unlock Lady Windfrost, the pointed ear style will be yours soon 🎉

✅ The Showdown is on! Today's update brings several fixes and improvements! (see image) See the Communities page for more improvements, fixes and known issues they’re tracking! 🔗: communities.epicgames.com/thread/new-b...

Fortnite is live now on Google Play! Fortnite is investigating reports that searching for "Fortnite" doesn't always show the right results. You can search "Fortnite Game" to find it, or use this link to go to the app page directly: fn.gg/play-store

🔵🔴 Downtime for v40.00 begins at 2 AM ET (6 AM UTC) with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand: status.epicgames.com

Attention Creators 📢 Fortnite is celebrating the launch of the new season and the Showdown Battle Pass by increasing the revenue share for Battle Pass-related purchases using V-Bucks (gifting not included)!

🌊 The tides are swelling! Starting today, you'll be surfing into Battle Royale matches more frequently until the end of the season, with Wednesday capping it off as a full-surf day. Catch the final wave before Surfing has been vaulted!

Daylight savings time officialy began today, which means Fortnite Item Shops will now reset at 8PM EST daily until Sunday, November 1st ⏰️ #Fortnite #FortniteNews

Changes: • $8.99: 1,000 → 800 • $22.99: 2,800 → 2,400 • $36.99: 5,000 → 4,500 • $89.99: 13,500 → 12,500 Passes will be cheaper as well, but the amount of v-bucks you get will be the same price as the battle pass. No extra 500 v-bucks. Crew is also lowering the amount of V-bucks you get to 800.

V-Bucks prices are increasing on March 19. Here’s the full breakdown of what’s changing and when:

📢 Fortnite rescheduled the March 7 Duos Zero Build Ranked Cup to Sunday, March 8. The in-game Compete tab has been updated with new local start times.

Fortnite adjusted progression rates at the lower bands of Ranked Reload for more consistent, faster gains. Let me know how it feels to rank up!

✅ Downtime's a wrap! Drop in and see what’s new in v39.51:

🔙 OG classics make their return to Battle Royale! Downtime for v39.51 begins at 4 AM ET (9 AM UTC) with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand: status.epicgames.com

Competitive players: Fortnite adjusted times of two Div 1 Finals scheduled for this weekend! 🔹The EU Division 1 Finals will take place one hour earlier than previously scheduled. 🔹The ME Division 1 Finals will take place on March 4th. These changes are updated in-game and on the schedule online:

✅ Fortnite resolved a login issue preventing some players from getting into Fortnite reliably. They’re continuing to monitor services to ensure everything remains stable.

✅ Servers are back online! Today's update brings several fixes and improvements! 🔷 Check out their community post for details! 🔗: communities.epicgames.com/thread/love-...

Drop in with the biggest Reload teams ever - Teams of 8 is now live in Unranked Reload! Solos, Duos, and Squads team sizes are still available in Ranked Reload.

⏰ Things get even more legendary in Love & Legends! Downtime for v39.50 begins at 4 AM ET with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand: status.epicgames.com