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Fortnite down updates — Popular game down for thousands of users in US and UK

FORTNITE was reportedly down for thousands of gamers around the world Thursday evening.

The game suddenly went down after 5pm ET for over 9,600 users in the US, per .

Over 1,000 reports were filed on the UK .

Issue reports dropped by around 6pm, with several users claiming the game is back up.

Read our live blog below for the latest news and updates...

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