Nov. 12, 2026, 3:00 a.m. ET
Is Fornite down?
Yes, the popular Battle Royale game officially went offline at 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 for a scheduled update.
“Downtime for v43.10 begins at 4 AM ET (9 AM UTC) with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand,” Fortnite Status posted on X. “Buggy drops anchor as the newest Boss on Crossbones Isle. Treasure Hours: Cursed Sprites this Saturday. Miku and Teto arrive at Friendship Villa this Sunday. Audio, PC and Locker improvements, plus various fixes.”
When will Fortnite be back online?
Fortnite should be ready to play again in a few hours. Updates usually last about two hours.
You can check the status of Fortnite on the Epic Games site here.
What about the Pirate Token?
This Fortnite mini-season has all been about the quest to find one of the Pirate Shop Tokens, which allows you to get every V-Bucks-priced item in the Item Shop completely free for 14 days and keep forever.
Gamers have spent countless hours opening chests hoping to find the elusive ultra-rare Pirate Coin.
X users were quick to beg and hope the new update will be bring a higher drop rate for the Pirate Token, which is currently estimated at roughly 1 in 137,500.
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