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AWS Outage Disrupts Fortnite, ARC Raiders and Other Major Games on Christmas Eve

Amazon has not provided a cause or timeline for restoration.

Overview

  • ARC Raiders players across PC, PS5 and Xbox are seeing the ART00004 network timeout error, with roughly 35,000 outage reports on Downdetector.
  • Epic’s status page lists Fortnite, Rocket League, Fall Guys and Epic Online Services as down, with login, matchmaking and purchase functions affected.
  • Outage reports extend beyond Epic titles, with disruptions also noted for Steam and PlayStation Network.
  • Downdetector recorded more than 4,000 AWS issue reports in the U.S., and reporters note the AWS Health Dashboard had no update at the time.
  • Past AWS incidents in 2025 were resolved within hours, and outlets advise monitoring official status pages and avoiding repeated login attempts during outages.