Right now, the game’s official account has has pinned a livestream of The End event, showing the black hole splash screen in all its glory. There’s no official word on when Fortnite will be back. It seems that the launcher may be struggling under the weight of all the players attempting to jump into Fortnite and see what the deal is with the black hole. Those experiencing issues with Epic Games are being met with the error message: “This service is temporarily unavailable, please try again later.” Others are also being hit by a 503 error. While we’ve found that the launcher is working as usual, many are finding themselves unable to play other Epic Games releases such as Borderlands 3. The event can be viewed below, as recorded by YouTuber SypherPK:įortnite Black Screen | Epic Games launcher not workingĪs a result of Fortnite going down, it seems that Epic Games Launcher and the Epic Games Store is also having some issues. They were only left with the option to quit the game, and after doing so they were stuck on the ‘Loggin in… Signing in to Epic services…’ screen. That included the Battle Bus, the familiar vehicle that transports players to the map ahead of each match.Īfter the map was sucked into the black hole, players were thrust to a black screen. The End saw players being catapulted off its map as a giant explosion occurred at its center, sending them into space as its battlefield was sucked into a black hole. When the game returns, leaks suggest, that the game will have a whole host of new features, including boats.In case you missed the event live, multiple Fortnite YouTubers and Twitch streamers were on-hand to record the events as they happened. Interestingly Fortnite’s social media has all blacked out too, so the developers are really investing in this event. Essentially this is a massive publicity stunt, but the viewing figures being thrown around show that it’s working.
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The climactic end of season 10 was hugely popular and it’s very rare that a game goes offline on purpose like this.
Related: Forget Fortnite, World of Warcraft Classic is taking back its online crown We’re not sure when black hole mode will come to an end, paving the way for the next season of Fortnite, but we’re expecting a whole new map when it does.Ī leak last week hinted at a new map and a new era for the game, titled ‘Chapter 2’. It looks like a slightly mind-melting game, with very little on offer in terms of variation, but multiple Fortnite Youtubers are already posting about the game and comparing scores and strategies. At some point a boss will appear, a larger version of the normal enemy, worth 5000 points.
Please be assured that your previous purchases and owned content. Fortnite and all purchases in Fortnite are currently offline. As stated by the ambassador, JuliaLawrence, this is part of an event that is going on at the moment. We understand that you are unable to play Fortnite due to an event. The defeat of each enemy picks you up 100 points. Thank you for posting on the Xbox forums. The enemies are seemingly some sort of sandwich, or burger, which turn into a red ketchup splat as you shoot them.
The pizza fires a sort of blue laser projectile (again, as pizza so often does,) at enemies falling towards it. This opens up a Space Invaders style arcade game in which you play a slice of pizza, seemingly lost in space, as pizza so often is. To do this, press: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start. IGN reported that entering classic Konami mode starts up an Easter egg mini-game. It is possible to enter a mini-game while Fortnite is in ‘black hole mode’. Related: What is the Fortnite Black Hole? Thankfully there is still a mini-game on offer. Fortnite is currently undergoing a very unusual transition between season 10 and season 11, where when players sign in all they see is a huge black hole.