EA Servers Are Reportedly Down; Apex Legends, Star Wars Battlefront II, More Affected [Update]
EA says that server connectivity should be stable now.
Update: The support account EA Help announced that the issues plaguing log-in and server connectivity have been resolved. Down Detector reports that some 250 outages persist, with games like Madden not "working" and countries such as Israel still receiving error messages.
Original story follows...
The issues affecting EA and EA Help services has been resolved. Thanks so much for your patience!
— EA Help (@EAHelp) February 18, 2020
Fans of Electronic Arts' games have reportedly encountered error messages when logging into many of the company's titles, according to multiple reports and real-time outage tracker Down Detector.
Down Detector reports the outage revolves around server connectivity and log-in. These issues extend to a handful of EA games, such as Apex Legends, FIFA 20, Star Wars Battlefront II, and more. We can confirm that the connectivity problems affect at least Apex Legends when playing on PC and Xbox One.
EA responded to the numerous claims of server connectivity issues, saying that a fix is now in the works. The company provided no timeframe for when the problems will be resolved.
We're aware of a problem currently impacting EA and EA Help services, so you may have trouble reaching us. We're working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and we'll keep you informed.
— EA Help (@EAHelp) February 18, 2020
Some Apex Legends players are getting hit with an "error 100" code, while those on FIFA 20 are being asked to sign back in after losing connection to EA's servers. Elsewhere, the Battlefront II team has acknowledged the outage and is working on a fix.
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