Apex outages & Fortnite tests
Apex Legends players reported widespread server problems this week, while Fortnite is testing a Battle Royale update that tweaks gun audio and head‑hitbox behavior across Blitz and Reload modes — two active issues fans are watching (x.com) (x.com).
Apex players reported a spike in connection problems around April 1, 2026, with community trackers showing a surge in reports beginning at about 1:24 a.m. Eastern Time. (community.designtaxi.com(community.designtaxi.com)) Status-tracking services recorded dozens to hundreds of reports: StatusGator logged roughly 145 user-submitted outage reports in a 24‑hour window and flagged an incident starting Apr. 2 at 04:42 UTC that it says was not officially acknowledged. (statusgator.com(statusgator.com)) Real-time server monitors showed regional variability in service health across US, EU and Asia data centers during the period, while unofficial Apex status pages indicated degraded performance even where the official Freshstatus page had no public incident note. (pley.gg(pley.gg); apexlegendsstatus.freshstatus.io(apexlegendsstatus.freshstatus.io)) Epic published Fortnite v40.10 on April 1 with an April Fools release that added temporary gameplay features; the update was listed in Epic’s 40.10 ecosystem release notes. (dev.epicgames.com(dev.epicgames.com)) A prominent dataminer/leaker on X, FinnLeakss, posted that Epic is testing a Battle Royale build that tweaks gun audio and head-hitbox behavior specifically across Blitz and Reload playlists — the claim appears in the leaker’s X thread. Players are closely watching those tests because recent hitbox adjustments have previously changed how head and neck collisions register hits — community reports earlier this season noted the neck hitbox being merged with the torso, which altered headshot registration. (bo3.gg(bo3.gg))
