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Roblox claimed to have made changes to its hugely popular children’s app to protect them from predators, but a regulatory authority says these protections are inadequate.

eSafety found in its tests that Roblox still allowed adult users to contact kids.

The multiplayer game went offline this morning to allow developers Epic Games to roll out a major new update, numbered version 42.

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Fortnite is offline as Epic Games rolls out Chapter 7, Season 4, titled “Override,” and the new season is shaping up to be one of the game’s biggest crossover events yet.

The multiplayer game went offline this morning to allow developers Epic Games to roll out a major new update, numbered version 42.

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Fortnite’s regular update schedule is something players should be well accustomed to by now, and the servers are unavailable once again on August 20 for a major update.

Epic Games has released Fortnite update 42.00, which shows up as console patch 1.000.228, and this is for Chapter 7 Season 4.

Fortnite went offline early Thursday as Epic Games began scheduled maintenance for the v42.00 update, which launches Chapter 7 Season 4: Override. Servers were expected to return around 7 a.m. ET, although the timing could change as maintenance continued.