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Amazon Web Services collapse in global meltdown as McDonalds, Snapchat and Fortnite hit in huge outage
Some of the world's biggest apps suddenly stopped working on Monday morning as Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down and took a large portion of the internet with it. Apps including Snapchat, Reddit Fortnite,
Roblox looks like it's back, stating that " all systems operational ," although various Fortnite services are still listed as suffering from a "major outage". Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
AWS experienced an Outage in the early morning hours of Oct. 20, that downed more than a dozen websites. What happened?
Even Amazon's own services weren't immune. Users of the company's Ring doorbell cameras and Alexa-powered smart speakers posted on DownDetector that they weren't working, while others said they were unable to access the Amazon website or download books to their Kindle.
A hot potato: Being among the most played games on the market has made Roblox and Fortnite prime targets for scams and cyberattacks. However, their popularity among kids has made them especially desirable for cybercriminals. A recent report found ...
Executives see popular gaming platforms as "a new community channel that needs to be nurtured" to reach younger listeners. By Elias Leight At the end of 2023, the gaming platform Roblox announced that it had more than 71.5 million average daily active users.
With dozens of games that copy Epic Games' success, or at the very least are inspired by it, Games Like Fortnite have become a significant trend in Roblox. Although Fortnite didn't create the Battle Royale genre, it has grown to be the largest in that ...