Fortnite down: Servers back online as patch 13.30 is rolled out
Epic Games announced the downtime has now ended
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Your support makes all the difference.Fortnite servers are back up after experiencing downtime in order to implement the latest patch 13.30 for the hit battle royale game.
Developers Epic Games announced the downtime earlier this morning, with the server going offline at 9am BST.
On Twitter, Fortnite announced that the update would herald “another wave of Summer Splash LTMs and more”.
After the update is implemented, players can update their game by downloading patch 13.30 and logging back into their game accounts.
Epic Games also noted that the patch would be larger than usual on Nintendo Switch consoles, although didn’t confirm what size this would be.
On Twitter, Fortnite confirmed that "downtime for v13.30 has ended", and that players could "dive back into the fight".
Fortnite recently launched a major new update as it entered its aquatic-themed chapter two, season three story.
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