Fortnite will undergo maintenance today ahead of the 24.30 update - which will bring a new batch of Star Wars content ahead of meme day 'May the 4th'.
Following a week-long delay from the expected launch date, the update is set to go live later today (Tuesday), marking the third major update of Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2.
Epic Games has confirmed on Twitter that the update will go live today at 8am. Matchmaking typically goes down 30 minutes prior to an update, so you'll need to finish up any games before then. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Downtime typically lasts around four hours so you'll be able to hop back in at 12pm BST / 7am EDT / 4am PDT, although with Fortnite Update 24.20 the servers were back up well in advance of the four hours, so feel free to double check during this time.
Thanks to some reliable leakers we know that this years version of the annual Fortnite x Star Wars crossover will be bringing back Lightsabers and Blasters, as well as introducing Force powers for this year's event.