Overview
- Epic Games, which announced over 1,000 layoffs Tuesday, will retire Rocket Racing, Ballistic, and Festival Battle Stage after weak player uptake.
- Ballistic and Festival Battle Stage go offline on April 16 with the 40.20 update, while Rocket Racing leaves the game in October 2026.
- All Rocket Racing template islands in UEFN will be deleted when the mode is removed, and creators can move compatible tracks to standalone UEFN islands before October.
- Epic will add car physics, hazards, and track‑building to UEFN in April, and first‑person shooter tools will remain so builders can recreate racing and shooter experiences inside Fortnite.
- Epic‑owned Aquiris will pull Horizon Chase and Horizon Chase Turbo downloads on June 1, and YouTuber Typical Gamer offered Wednesday to buy Ballistic, which has drawn no public response from Epic.