AWS servers down: ARC Raiders, Fortnite, Rocket League, Epic Games - Full list of games affected

AWS servers down: ARC Raiders, Fortnite, Rocket League, Epic Games - Full list of games affected

Hindustan Timesgeneral

Key Points:

  • AWS is currently experiencing an outage affecting multiple gaming and non-gaming services, including Fortnite, ARC Raiders, Rocket League, Epic Games Store, PlayStation Network, and Steam.
  • Users report issues such as login failures, matchmaking errors, and server timeouts, with specific errors like ART00004 preventing connections to game servers.
  • The outage impacts services relying on Epic Online Services and AWS infrastructure, causing disruptions in gameplay and online transactions.
  • AWS has not yet issued an official statement on the current outage, but users are advised to monitor status pages and avoid repeated login attempts to prevent account issues.
  • A similar AWS outage occurred in October, caused by DNS and network load balancer health monitoring problems, which took several hours to fully resolve.