Epic games Launcher Credit: epic GamesCountdown timers can get you in trouble, sometimes. I was sitting there watching the little timer on the Epic Games Store that was supposed to reveal GTA 5 as the “mystery game” that Fortnite developer Epic was unveiling as its new free game, but things got strange as soon as the timer went down. Others are reporting seeing their stores load in languages other than their own:Epic says that its aware of the problem and is working on a fix:Update: the outage appears to also be affecting Fortnite on mobile devices:If the Epic Games Launcher isn’t working, that means you can’t play your Epic games, including the ultra-popular Fortnite. Hopefully this won’t last too long, both for eager GTA 5 players and people that want to just get back to Fortnite. The Epic Games Store launches to some degree of controversy from fans of competitor Valve’s Steam store, but much of that seems to have died down in recent months as Epic’s storefront becomes an established part of the industry.

Source: Forbes May 14, 2020 15:17 UTC