ARC Raiders and Fortnite video gaming platforms which experienced an outage on Christmas Day, 25 December, continue to see some users still reporting issues, according to outage tracker Downdetector.
Earlier in the day, thousands of users worldwide reported that their favorite gaming platforms, including ARC Raiders, Steam, Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, stopped mid-play due to an alleged outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Christmas Day.
As per Downdetector, reports of glitches in ARC Raiders peaked around 8 am (local time) on Thursday, with problems persisting till afternoon.
Outages in Fortnite video game also peaked around the same time, with glitches continuing for some time after noon, as per Downdetector.
Gamers go gaga
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“Fortnite is down….I can’t open chests….drink big pots….emote…high five spongebob,” ranted another user.
AWS denies outage claims
In response to the outage reports, AWS had categorically denied any disruption to its infrastructure. Posting on
The company also clarified that the only reliable source for checking the operational status of its services is the official AWS Health Dashboard.
(This is a developing story. Keep checking for more updates)
