Original article: Today on March 20, – Season 2 Chapter 3 will be released for Fortnite. Therefore, Epic Games has been performing server maintenance since 8 am in the morning, affecting all platforms (PC/Mac, PS5/4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Android, iOS). Details on when the update in question, 20.00, will be available, Epic Games made available on the Twitter server status page not. Previously, maintenance work on the PvP shooter before a major update lasted up to three hours – this time it seems to take a bit longer. Even at shortly before 12 o’clock, it was still not possible for players to log into Fortnite. We assume that the server downtime will last until at least 1 pm.

New Battlepass skin could be Dr. Strange

Meanwhile, dataminers have leaked quite a few – Season 2 (“Resistance”) Chapter 3 contents for Fortnite. The skin included in the new Battlepass could be Marvel’s Dr. Strange. Furthermore, in the wake of the conflict with IO, the game’s map could now be divided into sectors. Also to be expected are new like returning weapons, vehicles (apparently gun trucks), additional items, as well as adjustments to the start menu.

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Furthermore, as sure as eggs is eggs, Epic will be adding new collaborations with well-known brands to its PvP shooter. So far, there have been partnerships with Arcane, Assassin’s Creed, Matrix, Star Wars, Uncharted and X-Men, among others. What dataminers have unearthed points to collaborations with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Doom and other games from Bethesda, Microsoft and Paramount in the 3rd chapter of – Season 2.

Fortnite server problems

Update: As the official Twitter page for Fortnite (buy now 18,99 € ) reports, there seem to be technical problems with the launch of Fortnite – Season 2 Chapter 3. It reads, “We are investigating a server issue that is preventing us from opening the Fortnite servers for everyone to log in. We will provide an update when Chapter 3 – Season 2 has officially launched. Thank you for your patience!”.