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Christmas Gaming Outages Hit Fortnite, Rocket League and ARC Raiders as Cause Is Disputed

Conflicting statements leave the cause unresolved.

Overview

  • Players report server errors including ART00004 and ARAU0297 that block logins and matchmaking across PC and consoles.
  • Downdetector shows roughly 35,000 reports for ARC Raiders and more than 4,000 tied to AWS at peak in the U.S.
  • Epic’s status page lists ongoing issues for Fortnite, Rocket League, Fall Guys and Epic Online Services.
  • Spillover effects are reported for Steam and PlayStation Network, with authentication and store functions affected.
  • AWS says its services are operating normally and attributes speculation to an external internet event, while recovery timelines remain unclear.