Epic Games experienced a major incident on May 8, 2026 affecting Login and Login and 1 more component, lasting 1h 12m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
LoginLoginMatchmakingLoginPurchasing/RefundingMatchmaking
Update timeline
- investigating May 08, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC
Players may not be able to log into or matchmake in Fortnite or Fall Guys. We're working to fix this now and we'll provide an update when we have more info.
- investigating May 08, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC
We're actively working to fix the Log-in & Matchmaking outages players are experiencing across Fortnite, Fall Guys, and Rocket League. Purchases on Epic Games Store may encounter a delay. We'll provide more info as we resolving this issue.
- resolved May 08, 2026, 01:45 AM UTC
Log-in and Matchmaking has recovered and we're no longer seeing any server delays. We'll continue to monitor these services and address any issues that arise.