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Fortnite’s Simpsons Update Triggers Major Outage as Epic Probes Login Failures

Epic reports a partial service outage with no timeline for full restoration.

Overview

  • Scheduled downtime began at 11:30 a.m. ET to deploy v38.00, which introduces Springfield-themed content and a new Battle Pass.
  • Epic acknowledged widespread login problems and said it is investigating issues across gameplay and account features.
  • The Epic Games Store and Launcher also faced sign-in failures, with the company posting an investigation notice and linking to its status page.
  • Players reported errors such as “Profile Query Failed” and “Failed to Download Supervised Settings,” plus missing outfits, broken Locker loadouts, party invites, and Friends lists.
  • Reports spiked on Downdetector, including more than 50,000 in the first hour, and the outage has affected PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Android.