Fortnite developer Epic Games is taking the sport offline for the launch of Chapter 4, Season 4. Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox consoles, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC, replace 26.00 will probably be accessible to obtain on the morning of August 25. It will probably be accompanied by a interval of server downtime, which implies you will not be capable to play Fortnite for no less than a few hours. If you need to know when you'll be able to log again into Fortnite, try the Season 4 server upkeep schedule under.

The news was introduced by Epic Games on Twitter, alongside particulars on when servers will probably be taken offline for upkeep.

"It's time to get even. Are you in?" reads an Epic tweet.

"Downtime for v26.00 begins at 3 am ET with matchmaking disabled shortly beforehand. This is Fortnite Last Resort."

For UK followers, which means that Fortnite will probably be taken offline in full at 8am BST, whereas matchmaking will probably be disabled at 7.30am.

Epic hasn't revealed precisely when downtime will come to an finish, however upkeep sometimes lasts for round a few hours.

However, due to the launch of a brand new season, Epic might hold the sport offline for longer than normal.

This means Fortnite needs to be again on-line by 11am BST UK time on the newest.

The launch of a brand new season means gamers can buy a brand new Battle Pass, full with quite a lot of skins, objects and emotes.

The new Battle Pass skins embody Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars, in addition to TikTok star Khaby Lame.

The different skins are named Nolan Chance, Piper Pace, Fish Thicc, Mae, Antonia and Kado Thorne.

New factors of curiosity embody Sanguine Suites, Eclipsed Estate and Relentless Retreat, which is able to launch alongside the sporty Nitro Fang automotive.

Based on the promotional materials launched by Epic Games, Zyg and Choppy's Ray Gun may also return within the new season.