Fortnite "The End" Event Causes Twitch To Crash

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Fortnite s The End Event Ends Both Twitch and Fortnite Temporarily

Amid reports that six million people tuned in for Fortnite's The End event, overload caused Twitch to crash. Fans were also unable to play the game. via: Twitter (@FortniteGame) Amid people tuned in across platforms including , and Twitter, ' 's "The End" event caused Twitch to crash and made it impossible for people to log into the game. In the moments leading up to the event launch at 2 p.m. EDT on Sun., Oct. 13, people began reporting issues logging into Fortnite as well as trouble connecting to Twitch. Those who could connect to the event saw their Fortnite characters float over the map, watching from a distance while a black hole sucked in the island. Confused fans watched as the black hole then acted as a sort of placeholder. They expected something to materialize. Instead, the black hole just continued to swirl. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY In the meantime, . Twitch chats remained active, but streamers were unable to connect and audiences were unable to watch their streams, even though they were listed as being live. Though it was initially speculated that the long blackout reflected technical difficulties, it appears that this may have been the plan all along. to confirm that the pause was intentional. Further, . The marketing event captured audiences' attention but left them confused and, in some cases, concerned. Fortnite streamers such as and were unsure what to do as many of their viewers were disappointed with no action. The streaming personalities continued to attempt to log in while tens of thousands of people watched, hoping something would happen. At one point, an event viewer figured out that entering the . After more than an hour, the game began flashing numbers on the black hole image. Presumably, this will be some kind of code that fans can attempt to figure out. Epic Games was all in on the event, even listing "Anomaly Detected" on the game's server status page. via: Epic Games As of recent, Fortnite had been teasing "The End," a major in-game event. Leaks indicated that the game would introduce a new map for what it's calling Fortnite: Chapter 2. The highly-anticipated event comes after Epic Games . The game, while still wildly successful, in March of 2018, when . During the period of non-activity, Twitter users were quick to make jokes. As of the time of publication, the game's official channels still show only a black hole. Players are also still unable to log into the game, as it takes them directly to the black hole screen. However, Twitch functionality has returned to normal for viewers, though some streamers are still reporting issues with their interfaces.