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Fortnite v31.40 update has been delayed, making us wait for Fortnitemares 2024

The Fortnitemares 2024 update is going to take a little longer than expected

Ryan Woodrow

Fortnitemares 2024
Fortnitemares 2024 / Epic Games

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – the time when Fortnite begins its Halloween event. Fortnitemares 2024 is almost here, and while we expected it to begin today, it turns out we’re going to have to wait just a little longer. 22 hours longer, to be exact.

Fortnite v31.40 was expected to go live at 4am ET on October 11, 2024, but it was announced shortly before that time by the Fortnite Status Twitter account that it was being delayed. First it said it would be delayed by “a few hours” which was later upgraded to 22 hours when they announced the new launch time for the update.

This means that now the Fortnitemares 2024 update will be going live on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 2am ET. Here’s what that means for your time zone:

  • 11pm PT (October 11)
  • 2am ET
  • 7am BST
  • 8am CEST
  • 11:30pm IST
  • 3pm JST
  • 5pm AEDT

We’ll have patch notes for the update as soon as it goes live, so check back here when the time comes.

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Ryan Woodrow
RYAN WOODROW

Ryan Woodrow is Guides Editor for GLHF based in London, England. He has a particular love for JRPGs and the stories they tell. His all-time favorite JRPGs are the Xenoblade Chronicles games because of the highly emotive and philosophy-driven stories that hold great meaning. Other JRPGs he loves in the genre are Persona 5 Royal, Octopath Traveler, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Nier Automata, and Pokémon. He also regularly dives deep into the indie scene trying to find hidden gems and innovative ideas. Some of his favorite indie games include FTL: Faster Than Light, Thomas Was Alone, Moonlighter, Phantom Abyss, and Towerfall Ascension. More of his favorite games are Minecraft, Super Mario Odyssey, Stardew Valley, Skyrim, and XCOM 2. He has a first-class degree in Games Studies from Staffordshire University and has written for several sites such as USA Today's ForTheWin, Game Rant, The Sun, and KeenGamer. Email: ryan.woodrow@glhf.gg

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