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Epic Online Service Maintenance - July 21 at 2AM EDT

Goose Goose Duck · published 19 Jul 2026, 13:44 UTC

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Scheduled Maintenance Notice

Due to scheduled maintenance by Epic Online Services, Goose Goose Duck and other games that rely on Epic Online Services may experience temporary online service interruptions during the following window:

Tuesday July 21

2:00 - 3:00AM EDT

During this time, you may experience:

Temporary disconnections from matches and lobbies
Matchmaking and lobby creation being unavailable
Friend and game invites failing
Difficulty joining or creating games

Following the maintenance, some online services may remain temporarily degraded for up to 1 additional hour while Epic completes the rollout.

This maintenance is being performed by Epic Online Services and is outside of Gaggle Studios' control. Once the maintenance has concluded, all affected services will automatically return to normal, and no action is required on your part.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

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