Fortnite servers went down for five hours, leaving players unable to login

Players reported seeing "You do not have permission to play Fortnite"

Popular Battle Royale game Fortnite, went down for five hours due to server issues, according to a report by The Verge.

The Fortnite Status team informed players that the game had been taken down due to an issue that players were reporting. The issue in question was preventing many players from logging in, telling them, "You do not have permission to play Fortnite".

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— andrew webster (@A_Webster) December 29, 2021

Epic games then took the servers down as they investigated and eventually fixed the issue.

Fortnite game servers are back online and the Winterfest continues!

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We appreciate everyone’s understanding as we worked to resolve these issues and we’ll have more details next week on what we’re doing to help you make up for lost time. pic.twitter.com/ruLmG4xHgk

— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) December 29, 2021

Players also reported issues with the Epic Games Store application. Many players couldn't log-in or access their library and couldn't play offline. This issue was also fixed.

Epic Games also said that they would have more details next week, on how they will help players make up for lost time. 

Also Read: Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 1: Flipped is Live: New Island, Spider-Man Character, Revamped Gameplay and more

Recently, Fortnite began a new Season 3: Chapter 1 campaign that introduced new weapons, locations and characters to the game. 

New characters include Spider-Man, Gears 5's Marcus and Kait, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. 

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