OneUnreal Tournamentwill return, however
Epic is closing down servers for some of its older titles. Several classicUnrealtitles, as well as some Harmonix games and other pieces of the Epic back catalog, are going offline.
The services are turning off so Epic can move to solely support its unified Epic Online Services, according to the company. While most of these games will remain available offline, some will be rendered no longer playable. “We apologize to the players affected by these changes,” Epic saysin its update.
Games affected range from Epic’s classic titles, likeUnreal, to some from studios it’s acquired over the years. A fewHarmonixtitles will see their online services turned off, thoughDance Central VRandRock Band 4will stay live.
Here’s the list of games with services turning off on January 24:
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One title may be seeing a second wind, though. Epic does note it has plans to bring back online feature forUnreal Tournament 3through Epic Online Services in the future.
Titles that were available on digital storefronts are already being removed, and DLC purchases disabled. Additionally, a select number of games have been removed today. The Mac and Linux versionsHatoful BoyfriendandHatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Starare gone from digital stores. Also, the mobile titleDropMixhas been taken down too. If you own these already, you should still be able to play them.
Battle Breakersis going to shut down on December 30. Alongside those games listed above, a few other games shut down completely on January 24:Unreal Tournament (Alpha),Rock Band Blitz, theRock BandCompanion app, andSingSpace.
