Board 8 > Epic shutting down servers and games [Rock Band, Unreal Tournament]

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JonThePenguin
12/14/22 3:31:12 PM
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Server shutdowns:
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

Also removed from Mac and Linux stores:
Hatoful Boyfriend
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star

And from mobile:
DropMix

Unplayable after Dec. 30:
Battle Breakers

Unplayable after Jan. 24:
Unreal Tournament alpha
Rock Band Blitz
Rock Band Companion App
SingStar

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/epic-is-turning-off-online-services-and-servers-for-some-older-games

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ChaosTonyV4
12/14/22 3:32:00 PM
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Isnt Rockband Blitz already unplayable??

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JonThePenguin
12/14/22 3:34:11 PM
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...
Isnt Rockband Blitz already unplayable??
It worked a few months ago but I've since disconnected my 360 again so I can't check right now.

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Ngamer
12/14/22 3:38:22 PM
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Nooooo, not my Rock Band Blitz!


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BlackMageJawa
12/14/22 3:43:02 PM
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Hatoful Boyfriend seems like the odd one out in this list. What's going on with that?

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JonThePenguin
12/14/22 3:44:13 PM
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BlackMageJawa posted...
Hatoful Boyfriend seems like the odd one out in this list. What's going on with that?
It's actually specifically the Mac/Linux versions. I've corrected the post.

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MoogleKupo141
12/14/22 4:02:30 PM
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Ngamer posted...
Nooooo, not my Rock Band Blitz!

im so upset about this

For years RBB was my go-to I just got home from hanging with friends or something and Im kinda drunk game. it just felt good to vibe with it.

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MoogleKupo141
12/14/22 4:04:00 PM
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...
Isnt Rockband Blitz already unplayable??

it was like a year ago or something when I tried playing it. it couldnt connect to the server to get dlc info. But I think that was unintentional rather than a planned shut down, so maybe it got fixed?

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KingButz
12/14/22 4:05:18 PM
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So does this mean you'll lose access to downloaded DLC in the rock band games? Or only lose the ability to download/buy new dlc?

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Arti
12/14/22 4:27:59 PM
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yeah I thought Rock Band Blitz was already offline. I guess I could check later

don't have any of the other games

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Paratroopa1
12/14/22 7:01:36 PM
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End of an era for me with RB1-3 going offline, I'll miss them
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Raka_Putra
12/14/22 7:03:11 PM
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Nooo my pigeon boyfriends.

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-hotdogturtle--
12/14/22 7:51:00 PM
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Less than 2 weeks ago they announced that they were taking Fuser offline (scheduled for next week). Fearing that DropMix might be next, I quickly went and downloaded the app onto my phone (I have the board/card set that I bought on discount several years ago, but never got around to playing it).

Turns out that I was right. Based on the announcement, it sounds like they removed it today, so people wouldn't even have advance notice if they wanted to get it.

Rock Band Blitz is a game that I've never played but have heard exclusively good things about, and I know that I would have liked it based on its similarities to Amplitude. It will be missed.

Can we start blaming Epic for killing Harmonix yet?

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Place
12/14/22 8:08:32 PM
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DropMix too?! Damn, that game was such a cool novelty, if prohibitively expensive. The thing with mobile games that require physical peripherals is that the game can just be discontinued at any time, leaving you with a tidy paperweight. DropMix had no fanfare though, and Harmonix probably took huge losses both to get those licenses and to have the peripherals built.

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-hotdogturtle--
12/14/22 9:46:53 PM
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I bought the starter kit ($99.99 MSRP) for $8 when my Toys R Us was closing however many years ago. Didn't even have a smartphone at the time, but I knew I'd have one eventually. Then I just never downloaded the game once I got a phone. I have the app now, but at this rate it might not even work by the time I try to use it (some of the comments on Google Play were already talking about how it didn't work on their model of phone).

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Janus5k
12/14/22 10:11:54 PM
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Haven't touched Rock Band in ages, but damn, that still stings.

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Paratroopa1
12/14/22 10:24:39 PM
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It sucks that Dropmix is being taken down too, it was fun. I really hate stuff that works on a service like that that can just shut down whenever
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ChaosTonyV4
12/14/22 11:46:18 PM
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Dude wtf, I have like every Dropmix card and havent played in a year.

No longer have the app installed, so I guess Im fucked.

edit: redownloaded it through my purchase history. My god, Epic. Fuck off

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-hotdogturtle--
12/16/22 2:19:24 PM
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Make sure you make an Epic account if you want to keep playing Rock Band 4 online :)

https://www.harmonixmusic.com/blog/epic-account-linking

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