Here’s The Exact Time ‘Fortnite’ Chapter 7, Season 3 Ends And Season 4 ‘Override’ Begins

InnovationGamingHere’s The Exact Time ‘Fortnite’ Chapter 7, Season 3 Ends And Season 4 ‘Override’ BeginsByErik Kain,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture.Follow AuthorAug 19, 2026, 04:15pm EDTThe ultimate crossover season is coming to Fortnite.Credit: Epic GamesBreak the rules, change the game. That’s the slogan for the upcoming season of Fortnite, which is quite literally throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. For a game that has done just about every crossover imaginable, it’s kind of wild to just look at the image at the top of this post and see how big Epic Games is going this time. Some of the crossover characters include:Sonic the Hedgehog, Pac-Man, Crash Bandicoot, Ryu and other Street Fighter characters, Master Chief, Spyro the Dragon, Lara Croft and countless others. Some of the more surprising inclusions are Joker and Morgana from Persona 5, Sora and the KEyblade from Kingdom Hearts and Mega Man. Geralt of Rivia is also making a return to Fortnite land.Here’s the trailer for ‘Override’, aka Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 4:What Time Does Season 3 End And Season 4 Begin?Fortnite will start going down for maintenance the evening of Wednesday, August 19 and servers will officially go dark at 11 pm Pacific Time, which is 2 am Eastern Time on Thursday, August 20. Downtime will last around four hours, though this isn’t set in stone and servers could be back online earlier or later than the following times. This is just a rough estimate. Expect the game to be back up and running by Thursday morning one way or another, barring some catastrophe.RegionMatchmaking disabledDowntime beginsExpected launchArizona / Pacific (PDT)Aug. 19, 10:30 p.m.Aug. 19, 11 p.m.Aug. 20, 3 a.m.Mountain (MDT)Aug. 19, 11:30 p.m.Aug. 20, 12 a.m.Aug. 20, 4 a.m.Central (CDT)Aug. 20, 12:30 a.m.Aug. 20, 1 a.m.Aug. 20, 5 a.m.Eastern (EDT)Aug. 20, 1:30 a.m.Aug. 20,...