Current answer
Epic Games experienced a minor incident: Matchmaking issues in Fortnite. ServiceAlert observed recovery on Sep 17, 2026.
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Incident Lifecycle
Affected Components
Matchmaking
Incident Timeline
Monitoring
The matchmaking issues are being resolved, and players should now be able to get into matches. If you're still experiencing an issue, try requeuing again.
Sep 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM UTC
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