In an effort to focus on server upkeeping for games only using Epic Online Services, Epic Games is shuttering support for a collection of older titles. There's only a limited time left to play these 17 games with online features, until their servers get the axe on January 24, 2023, after which they'll only be available to play single or local multiplayer. This list includes the classic Unreal Tournament games, and the prequel to Rocket League, with the full lineup as follows:

• 1000 Tiny Claws
• Dance Central 1-3
  • Note: Dance Central VR online multiplayer will remain available
• Green Day: Rock Band
• Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
• Rock Band 1-3
  • Note: Rock Band 4 online multiplayer will remain available
• The Beatles: Rock Band
• Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
• Unreal Gold
• Unreal II: The Awakening
• Unreal Tournament 2003
• Unreal Tournament 2004
• Unreal Tournament 3
  • Note: We have plans to bring back online features via Epic Online Services in the future.
• Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition

Epic states that of those games, only Unreal Tournament 3 will be moved to Epic Online Services, with a server relaunch for the game coming sometime in the future. These games are also getting delisted from digital storefronts, and DLC purchases in them will be disabled after today. Other games will also be delisted or shut down, noted below.

We also removed the Mac and Linux versions of Hatoful Boyfriend and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star from storefronts today, as well as the mobile title DropMix. Players who already own these titles will still be able to play.

Battle Breakers will shut down and no longer be accessible to players on December 30. We will automatically refund players for any in-game purchases made via Epic direct payment 180 days prior to today. Unreal Tournament (Alpha), Rock Band Blitz, Rock Band Companion app and SingSpace will be shut down and no longer accessible to players on January 24.

Following this announcement, Unreal Tournament 3 X appeared on Steam shortly, before being removed from the storefront. The Steam page, prior to its removal, claimed that the game would be free to play, with no microtransactions.

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[Luke94]

If not, there's googling to get it through other means.

But it's still unfinished.

 

[Kioku]

People rooting for epic to be shut down so steam would have monopoly. Do we ever learn that monopoly is never a good thing? 1 management change and steam could turn into a pile of steaming sh1t and people would start crying real quick

The EGS is something that didn't need to happen. Steam didn't implement any changes to counter Epic. Your argument is moot. It's not competition, just a free game outlet.

What's also funny is that you fail to realize that your argument about management changing could happen regardless, and that would STILL wreck the PC game market.

 

[InsaneNutter]

OpenSpy seem to support UT 99, 2003 & 2004: http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/ut2k-engine/ut2004

I'll update my Instagib VCTF UT 2004 server to list on OpenSpy this evening, after running the server for almost 15 years it would be sad to take it offline after all this time.

 

[Luke94]

It was quite interesting if only what if it could be finished.?

 

[SylverReZ]

OpenSpy seem to support UT 99, 2003 & 2004: http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/ut2k-engine/ut2004

I'll update my Instagib VCTF UT 2004 server to list on OpenSpy this evening, after running the server for almost 15 years it would be sad to take it offline after all this time.

Unrelated, but I recognise you from Digiex where I got tons of my Xbox resources from.

 

[InsaneNutter]

Unrelated, but I recognise you from Digiex where I got tons of my Xbox resources from.

Glad the mirrors of all the old apps / tools have been of use!

 

[Luke94]

That would be great to see modding support of Unreal 1 in Epic Games Launcher Digital Storefront same for Jazz Jackrabbit 3D.

 

[SylverReZ]

Glad the mirrors of all the old apps / tools have been of use!

They have been, thanks.

 

[Thardus]

That's not very epic of them...

What I find unreal is how they're looking to keep Unreal Tournament 3 alive. It is not a BAD Unreal title, but it is the worst of the bunch. Why not revive 2004 in an official capacity?

UT2004 is still amazing. UT3, meh. I was bummed to see fornite eclipse the UT franchise. I'm considering a UT2004 reunion with my old LAN buds. Man, I'm getting old.

 

[Luke94]

How unfortunate that Unreal Tournament 4 Forum has been shut down.

 

[Kioku]

How unfortunate that Unreal Tournament 4 Forum has been shut down.

Yeah? I forgot that game was a thing. I guess that's what happens when you expect your community to keep it thriving and let it rot.

 

[such]

I am quite sure the metrics they have for all those games warrant a server disconnect.
And it stands to reason that the most recent unreal should be adapted. What's the point in playing the older ones?

They're different. And better.

 

[Luke94]

Here's a proof.

 

[leon315]

damn i read "Epic is shutting down its servers" and smiled for a bit.

i read games like

• Unreal Tournament 2003
• Unreal Tournament 2004

who's still play those game in Dec. 2022 anyway? like ur grand-grand-grandpa who raises from grave?

 

[Jokey_Carrot]

Epic don't be a terrible company challenge *impossible*

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i read games like

• Unreal Tournament 2003
• Unreal Tournament 2004

who's still play those game in Dec. 2022 anyway? like ur grand-grand-grandpa who raises from grave?

"We should burn all media released before 2006" - this guy probably.

 

[Luke94]

Epic don't be a terrible company challenge *impossible*

Post automatically merged: Dec 15, 2022

"We should burn all media released before 2006" - this guy probably.

Let's not alter a history that shouldn't be forgotten.

 

[smilodon]

Roses are red, violets are blue, the only people who react negatively to this are people who already hate Epic anyway.

 

[HarveyHouston]

• Green Day: Rock Band
• Rock Band 1-3
  • Note: Rock Band 4 online multiplayer will remain available
• The Beatles: Rock Band

That's news-worthy enough for my project.

 

[SylverReZ]

That's news-worthy enough for my project.

I suppose that is because of issues with the copyright holder?

 

[HarveyHouston]

I suppose that is because of issues with the copyright holder?

Actually, just to inform others that online play will not work with official servers after January. I'm not worried about copyright.