Anyone who planned to spend the day playing some rounds of Fortnite battle royale is out of luck.
Yesterday, the game ended its 10th season with a cosmic explosion, which led to a livestream event that is (literally) just a black hole. The game’s entire site, including its news page, shows nothing but the black hole livestream, which has been playing for about 20 hours at this point. At a certain point, numbers also started appearing on the screen.
This, of course, has left Fortnite fans around the world frantic to figure out what the black hole means and if/when the game will be back online. #FortniteBlackout is trending on Twitter, with more than 22,000 tweets about the game being down. Video game streaming platform Twitch has been especially active in the conversation, providing endless theories about what the blackout could mean.
Of course, there’s no shortage of memes (how else can you fill the time when there’s no Fortnite?) Enjoy some of the best below, and check out the livestream here for updates, hopefully!
https://twitter.com/neinfear/status/1183749308128075776
Felt cute, might delete later. 🥰#FortniteBlackout #Fortnite pic.twitter.com/N0wHVl4IVH
— Terrance’s Brother, Bryan the Black Hole (@BryanTheHole) October 14, 2019
New season 11 Map looks amazing! Where we all dropping?? #Fortnite #FortniteBlackout pic.twitter.com/5ID6mlM3gf
— DarkNovaKin (@DarkNovaKin) October 14, 2019
The Fortnite community being forced outside after waking up to see the game is still broken #FortniteBlackout pic.twitter.com/rRY2jt3gz1
— Abby 🌺 (@AbbyTheMS) October 14, 2019
Guys don't freakout about Fortnite! Remember, Avengers Endgame confirmed that it will still be around in 2023!#FortniteBlackout pic.twitter.com/ViBrtNkzHZ
— Mykle Hunter (@MyklesChannel) October 14, 2019
Photo: Epic Games
