Epic Games announced today that it is switching off « out-of-date online services and servers » for a number of its older games, including the Rock Band and Unreal games, as it moves to exclus
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Epic Games announced today that it is switching off « out-of-date online services and servers (opens in new tab) » for a number of its older games, including the Rock Band and Unreal games, as it moves to exclusive support of Epic Online Services.
Epic’s online services SDK originated in Fortnite (opens in new tab), and handles everything from basics like friends lists, voice chat, and matchmaking to more developer-focused functionality like inventory and purchase management, game analytics, and support requests. Earlier this year it was expanded to include crossplay support, first with PlayStation and then between Epic and Steam (opens in new tab).
With that system now well established, Epic is moving « to solely support Epic Online Services with its unified friends system, voice chat features, parental controls, and parental verification features. » That means Epic’s older online games are being cut loose. The good news is that most of those games will remain playable offline, either solo or with local multiplayer.
Impacted games that will remain playable include:
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.
