{"id":157903,"date":"2022-12-14T21:12:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T21:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/epic-cutting-off-online-service-servers-for-some-old-games\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T21:12:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T21:12:59","slug":"epic-cutting-off-online-service-servers-for-some-old-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/epic-cutting-off-online-service-servers-for-some-old-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Cutting Off Online Service, Servers For Some Old Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fortnite<\/em> developer Epic Games announced today that it will no longer provide online service or servers for 17 older games, including six from the unreal<\/em> series dating back as far as 1998, and it will end access to some additional games entirely. The shutdowns are already starting to be enabled, but won’t be completed until January 24, 2023. <\/p>\n

According to its announcement blog post<\/span>Epic described its decision to quit servicing some online games as part of its move toward \u201csolely [supporting] Epic Online Services with its unified friends system, voice chat features, parental controls, and parental verification features.\u201d Epic did not immediately return Kotaku<\/em>‘s request for comment.<\/p>\n

The full list of affected games is as follows:<\/p>\n