1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://develop.kotaku.com.auAshley Bardhanhttps://develop.kotaku.com.au/author/ashleybardhan-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="C0eBRiEmud"><a href="https://develop.kotaku.com.au/2022/12/epic-is-cutting-the-servers-for-17-older-online-games/">Epic Is Cutting The Servers For 17 Older Online Games</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://develop.kotaku.com.au/2022/12/epic-is-cutting-the-servers-for-17-older-online-games/embed/#?secret=C0eBRiEmud" width="600" height="338" title="“Epic Is Cutting The Servers For 17 Older Online Games” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="C0eBRiEmud" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://develop.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/15/6e673196d3ebbb698f9af546b38e55a7.jpg?quality=751234694Fortnite developer Epic Games announced today that it will no longer provide online service or servers for 17 older games, including six from the Unreal series dating back as far as 1998, and it will end access to some additional games entirely. The shutdowns are already starting to be enacted, but won’t be completed until […]