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UPDATE 3: Fortnite fans have been given some bad news, as Epic Games extends server downtime by a whopping 8-hours.

Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 2 was expected to go live at around 11am GMT UK time on the morning of March 8. Unfortunateluy, however, due to an unexpected issue with the update, the new season has been delayed until later this evening. 

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Fortnite servers DOWN – Epic extends maintenance and delays Chapter 5, Season 2

The news was announced by Epic Games on X: “Hey everyone, we encountered an unexpected issue during our maintenance and we need to extend downtime at least 8 additional hours.

“We apologise for making everyone wait longer than usual to drop into Chapter 5 Season 2 of Battle Royale. The team is working through this as quickly as possible, and we’ll provide another update when we have more info.”

As the tweet was posted just after 2pm GMT UK time, Fortnite servers are expected to stay offline until 10pm GMT.

While there’s always a chance Epic Games will manage to fix the issues earlier, it looks like younger Fortnite fans will have to wait until tomorrow to check out the new Myths and Mortals season.

Daily Express will keep this story updated with all the latest Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 2 developments.