Unreal Games pulled from online storefronts

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Out of the blue with no warning, all Unreal games have been delisted from digital storefronts (exception being GOG, though unlikely they'll stay up for much longer) their respective servers have also been shut down.
 

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good thing i still have a copy of unreal gold, i guess. i still think it is one of the best games ever made. that said, i just re-downloaded it from steam, so i guess if you already own it, its still there?
 
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Mr.Miyagi said:
Looks like they're shutting down the servers for things like Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament 3 in January, delisted them from storefronts, and are now putting up versions with new online systems like Unreal Tournament 3 X. Would put money on some new bundle for stuff like Gold coming out next year, or maybe this is a sign of some remaster.
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Here is an official statement from Epic about this, they're de listing them with no plans is seems. A shame, I was considering getting OG Unreal Tournament as I never played it when it was new.
www.epicgames.com

Epic is turning off online services and servers for some older games

Epic is turning off online services and servers for some older games. Most titles will be playable offline, while some will no longer be playable.
www.epicgames.com www.epicgames.com
 
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Banquet Meal said:
good thing i still have a copy of unreal gold, i guess. i still think it is one of the best games ever made. that said, i just re-downloaded it from steam, so i guess if you already own it, its still there?
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That's how Steam goes, if you owned it ever you can still download it.

I've seen some over promising early access games get completely removed before but you can still download it, and also go to the Steam forum and shit on the devs, even when the Store page is gone.
 
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I was expecting Gears 1-3 to be on that list. I believe Epic said that Rock Band 1-3 DLC would still be for sale. End of an era.
 
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good thing i still have a copy of unreal gold, i guess. i still think it is one of the best games ever made. that said, i just re-downloaded it from steam, so i guess if you already own it, its still there?
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dunno why people always ask that.

there's a difference between removing it from the storefront (so it can't be bought anymore) and from people who actually bought it. digital or not, any company that just revokes the license is in for some legal funtimes if they can't offer a damn good excuse (which they usually can't). this goes as far as banning your from multiplayer where you get to "keep" the game, even if it turns into a digital paperweight. same reason companies like to move stuff online so they can just switch of the servers - but not your license.
 
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Mr.Miyagi said:
Looks like they're shutting down the servers for things like Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament 3 in January, delisted them from storefronts, and are now putting up versions with new online systems like Unreal Tournament 3 X. Would put money on some new bundle for stuff like Gold coming out next year, or maybe this is a sign of some remaster.
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Considering how epic basically black holes any game they take down like the infinity blade series those games are fucking dead and buried unless you sail the 7 seas now. Thanks ten cent timmy
 
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Unless I am mistaken, they are just taking down the master servers for Unreal and UT. That will make the built-in server browsers unusable, but you can still connect to servers directly (and maybe use third-party masters although I don’t remember if that’s actually a thing for Unreal games).

Pretty soon the only multiplayer games that will be available to play are the absolute newest titles, big-ticket “evergreens” and old classics like UT and Q3A. There is already a swath of titles from the mid-2000s through the 2010s that are unplayable because of their reliance on dead services like GameSpy and Games For Windows Live, and it’s just going to get worse as shitty modern game devs double down on centralizing matchmaking and server infrastructure.
 
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Spasticus Autisticus said:
Unless I am mistaken, they are just taking down the master servers for Unreal and UT. That will make the built-in server browsers unusable, but you can still connect to servers directly (and maybe use third-party masters although I don’t remember if that’s actually a thing for Unreal games).

Pretty soon the only multiplayer games that will be available to play are the absolute newest titles, big-ticket “evergreens” and old classics like UT and Q3A. There is already a swath of titles from the mid-2000s through the 2010s that are unplayable because of their reliance on dead services like GameSpy and Games For Windows Live, and it’s just going to get worse as shitty modern game devs double down on centralizing matchmaking and server infrastructure.
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Seems to working as intended. If people still had server lists and unofficial servers people could run servers with custom content, stealing potential battlepass customers, and when the official servers are shut down you'll be forced to buy the newest title, with even more microtransactions and woke bullshit.
Player ran servers is almost as bad as piracy in the eyes of devs and publishers
 
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