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Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 launch delayed due to last-minute snag


Today's long-awaited arrival of Greek gods and legendary lands on the Fortnite battle royale Island is taking a little …

Today's long-awaited arrival of Greek gods and legendary lands on the Fortnite battle royale Island is taking a little longer than planned, developer Epic Games has now said. "Hey everyone, we encountered an unexpected issue during our maintenance and we need to extend downtime at least 8 additional hours," Epic Games wrote via its Fortnite Support account on social media platform X. It's been a busy week for Epic Games, which announced its Apple developer account had been blocked- scuppering its initial plans for Fortnite to return to iPhones in Europe.

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