Fortnite is Shutting Down Three Popular Game Modes After Recent Layoffs
Epic Games is shutting down three popular game modes in Fortnite: Rocket Racing, a Battle Royale mode, and the Festival Battle Stage. This decision follows recent layoffs at the company aimed at streamlining cost economics. While Rocket Racing will be removed in October 2026, the other modes will cease operations sooner, with the Festival Battle Stage shutting down on April 16.
- Entities
- Company: Psyonix
- Company: Epic Games
- Topic: Layoffs
- Game: Fortnite
- Company: Harmonix
- Topic: Game Modes
- Game: Fortnite Festival
- Game: Rocket Racing
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