Servers

Fortnite will be taken offline for server maintenance as part of the release of update 29.01. Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC, update 29.01 will be available to download on the morning of March 19. It will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which means you won't be able to play Fortnite (not to mention LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival) for at least a couple of hours. If you want to know when you can log back into Fortnite, check out the 29.01 server downtime schedule…

Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection seemed like an easy win for developer Aspyr Media when it launched earlier this week. Featuring two all-time classic Star Wars games from the early 2000s, the PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch collection felt like a guaranteed hit, provided the servers were up and bugs were kept to a minimum. Unfortunately, however, the launch of Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection didn't quite go to plan. Releasing to mostly negative reviews on Steam, fans complained of a lack of…

The last thing you want to see when loading up Fortnite for a match with your friends, especially when a big new update is dropping, is to be hit with an error. The worst of which might be the “Fortnite servers not responding” error due to how vague it is. Most people don’t know what servers are, let alone what it means when they aren’t responding, except that you can’t play your game. The question then becomes if you have any power to solve this issue yourself or if you’re forced to wait until Epic Games addresses…

Fortnite developer Epic Games is taking the game offline for the release of Chapter 5, Season 2. Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox consoles, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC, update 29.00 will be available to download on the morning of March 7. It will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which means you won't be able to play Fortnite for at least a couple of hours. If you want to know when you can log back into Fortnite, check out the Chapter 5, Season 2 server downtime schedule below.Fortnite will be taken offline from…

After ditching the waitlist and opening the platform to everyone, the X competitor Bluesky is now federating its network by letting users run their own servers. The company announced the news on Thursday, adding that users can distance their data from the company’s servers and self-host their data. All social media platforms store users’ data on their servers, and users do not have much control over that data. A server might be vulnerable to cyberattacks and compromise user’s data, which has happened quite often in…

Sony Interactive Entertainment Helldivers 2 has been the surprise hit of February, but it has also been surprisingly hard to get into the game. Server issues are frequent, and while Arrowhead Game Studios is actively working to resolve these issues, Helldivers 2’s online experience is far from perfect. If you’re frustrated at not being able to play Helldivers 2, but want to play something similar, there’s another fantastic option. I’m not referencing the similar titles on Xbox Game Pass. I’m referring to the original…

Players have reported problems across Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone with server issues affecting multiplayer, Zombies, and battle royale. Activision has commented on the issues--including that they may also impact Modern Warfare 2--but here's what you need to know before logging in to play.You can still try to hop into matches of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, but you'll want to beware that in addition to difficulty finding matches, many players have suffered reset stats, bugged weapon…

Last Epoch left early access on February 21, resulting in a sudden influx of players checking out the full release. How many players? On the day Last Epoch officially launched, SteamDB recorded a peak of over 152,000 concurrent players. One day later, the figure has grown to more than 176,000 players, and it’s not even a weekend. With so many gamers clamoring to play online, the Diablo-like’s servers have been stretched to their limits. I tried to play co-op with a friend on launch day, and while we were able to play…

Fortnite developer Epic Games is taking everything offline for server maintenance as part of the launch of update 28.30. Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC, update 28.30 will be available to download on the morning of February 22. It will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which means you won't be able to play Fortnite (not to mention LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival) for at least a couple of hours. If you want to know when you can log back into Fortnite, check out the…

Arrowhead Studios has said the ongoing issues with players accessing Helldivers 2 can’t be fixed by simply buying more servers. Helldivers 2 was released earlier this month and quickly became Sony Interactive Entertainment’s biggest ever launch on PC. It went on to rack up over one million sales in a handful of days. Yesterday (February 20) it hit a new peak of concurrent players on Steam, with over 450,000 fans playing the game . However, numerous players have had issues with accessing the game due to the sheer volume…