The first among them is Rocket Racing, a Mario Kart-like addition from developer Psyonix (Rocket League) that brought quite an entertaining arcade racing gameplay loop that’s sure to be missed when it goes offline in October 2026. That includes all raving islands created with UEFN, along with racing templates for new ones. There will be no more Rocket Racing Quests and Ranked Rewards starting next week, although the fact that you can still use your custom cars in other game modes is a small consolation.

While Rocket Racing’s exit is still a while away, Ballistic fans aren’t going to be so lucky as the mode is on its way out next month, leaving you with precious little time to enjoy it. While FPS island support will continue to be provided on UEFN, Epic Games asserts that the platform will need more functionality before a similar mode is possible (and there’s no timeline for the same).

Last but not least is the Festival Battle Stage, which will continue to operate normally in Harmonix’s Fortnite Festival until it shuts down on April 16, presumably to enable a more robust approach to content creation for other music modes such as Main Stage and Jam Stage. Epic Games had this to say about the removal of the three modes:

“We’ve built a lot of Fortnite modes, and in some cases, we failed to build something awesome enough to attract and retain a large player base. We are going to shut these modes down on the schedules outlined below – we’re grateful for everyone who played.”

The path forward remains murky for Fortnite, but perhaps its partnership with the Unity Engine could help turn its fortunes around. Either way, the tweet below is now the latest blow to the title, and all we can do is commiserate and share fond memories of these modes before they disappear.

https://x.com/FortniteStatus/status/2036451164347109440

Taking recently to Twitter, Epic confirmed that contrary to what some might believe, LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival are being treated as “brand new games entirely” rather than as the limited-time modes that Fortnite has received in the past, which means they’re not going to be removed from Fortnite, and that they will receive updates of their own as well.

“Seeing some chatter around our newly launched games and people worried that they may not stick around,” the company wrote. “To clarify: these are brand new games entirely – not limited-time modes.

“Fear not! LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival are here to stay – with regular updates.”

Exactly how regular these updates will be and what they will bring remains to be seen, but Epic has already confirmed that developer Harmonix will be adding more songs to Fortnite Festival’s track list, so there’s that. Stay tuned for more information in the coming days and weeks.

https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1734228391833006442

Rocket Racing is slated to go live later today, and will be available on every platform that can run Fortnite, since it was essentially made by using the battle royale and will be playable through it. The trailer showcases the title’s fast-paced gameplay, while also showing off some of the Rocket League-based skills that players can make use of, including jumping and drifting.

Going by the game’s trailer, players will also have to avoid obstacles on the race course, which seem to include, among other things, the llama pinata that essentially acts as Fortnite‘s mascot, and the ball from Rocket League.

Rocket Racing was first announced earlier this month, with Epic Games describing it as a supersonic arcade racer. The game will also allow players to use the same vehicles between Rocket Racing and Rocket League through a cross-game Vehicle Locker.

December 7 will see the launch of LEGO Fortnite, developed jointly by Epic Games and The Lego Group. Described as “the ultimate survival crafting LEGO adventure”, LEGO Fortnite will take players to “vast, open worlds where the magic of LEGO building and Fortnite collide” and “encourage creativity, experimentation and collaboration through play.”

Then, on December 8, Epic Games will release Rocket Racing in Fortnite. Developed by Rocket League studio Psyonix, Rocket Racing is “a supersonic arcade racer where players drift, fly, and boost with friends through an ever-growing selection of tracks”.

Finally, on December 9, we will see the launch of Fortnite Festival, a new music game developed by Harmonix of Rock Band fame. Fortnite Festival will allow players to either play in a band with other players, or perform solo.

You can view the announcement trailer for LEGO Fortnite below. Additionally, a reveal trailer for Rocket Racing has been confirmed for The Game Awards on December 7 by producer and host Geoff Keighley on Twitter.

The Ford Bronco Raptor RLE bundle is available through the in-game Rocket League shop, and is priced at 1,100 credits. It will be available until August 16.

Rocket League recently tied up with MGM and Aston Martin to celebrate James Bond’s 60th anniversary with the release of the 007’s Aston Martin DBS bundle.

Earlier this year, Rocket League celebrated its seventh anniversary since release with an in-game event dubbed Birthday Ball. The event ended on July 19, and featured time-limited game modes, as well as various bundles.

Rocket League is free-to-play and available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.

The highlight for the celebration is the 007’s Aston Martin DBS car making its debut in Rocket League. It includes 007’s Aston Martin DBS Engine Audio, 007’s Aston Martin DBS Wheels, a Reel Life decal, and an Aston Martin DBS Player Banner.

The James Bond theme will also be available as a Player Anthem in the game. The car is priced at 1,100 Credits, and the Player Anthem is priced at 300 Credits in the Item Shop.

The previously-released 007’s Aston Martin DB5, and 007’s Aston Martin Valhalla will also be coming back to the Item Shop, priced at 1,100 Credits each.

The James Bond content will be available in Rocket League starting on July 13, and until July 19.

Completing the new event challenges in Birthday Ball will allow players to unlock up to 300 Credits as rewards. Other challenge rewards include the Golden Goat title, the Precious Metal Avatar border, and Golden Eggs. Players can use Golden Eggs to unlock items from Champions Series 1-4.

The Birthday Ball event will also bring with it two limited-time game modes: 2v2 Heatseeker and Knockout. Heatseeker will be available from July 6 to July 13, and Knockout will be available from July 13 to July 19. During the event, anniversary-themed items, including a new car, new decal, and a Top Hat: Anniversary Edition topper will be rotating through the in-game item shop.

Rocket League is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.

For starters, Neo Tokyo, a new arena variant, is added for free play and private matches. A few changes are also being made to the way the report/block player menu works. Blocking someone from the menu will prevent players from seeing their text chat during a match, and it carries over to further matches. Psyonix has also said that soon, blocking someone will also mute them from voice comms.

Bug fixes for crashes during four-player split-screen on PlayStation have also been made, along with the PC version receiving a fix for the framerate cap reset bug.

Apart from the above, the Rocket League OST Vol. 1 and Rocket League OST Vol. 2 music playlists have been removed from the game with this update, so if you enjoyed dribbling to the tunes of that playlist, well, tough luck.

To read the changes and the new content the Rocket League patch adds, head on to the blog post by the developer. Alternatively, you can read them down below.

ROCKET LEAGUE UPDATE 2.12

NEW CONTENT

New Arena Variant

• ‘Neo Tokyo (Comic) is now available in Private Matches, and Free Play

CHANGES AND UPDATES

• The Mute/Report Player menu has changed to ‘Report/Block Player’
• Blocking a player from the Report/Block Player menu will prevent you from seeing their text chat during a match
  • This will also block you from hearing that player in voice chat when it becomes available in the future
• Blocking a player carries over between matches
• You can unblock players from the same Report/Block Player menu
• Blocking a player you are friends with through Epic Games will remove them from your Epic Games friends list
• The ‘Mute All’ button has been removed
  • If you prefer to play with text chat muted, you can go to Settings -Chat – Text Chat Settings, and make changes there

Soundtracks

• ‘Rocket League OST Vol. 1’ and ‘Rocket League OST Vol. 2’ music playlists have been removed from the game

BUG FIXES

• [PlayStation] Fixed a crash scenario involving four-player splitscreen
• [PC] Fixed a bug causing framerate cap to reset on start or when opening the Settings menu
• Fixed a trading error when attempting to trade equipped Avatar Borders and Player Banners
• Fixed a notification display error when looking at new items
• The SARPBC Theme Player Anthem now plays correctly when streamer safe is enabled
• Fixed a bug causing Painted Samurai Car Bodies to lose color on trim when using its Common Decals
• Fixed localization for Tournament queue text
• Fixed appearance of several Painted Excavator Trails
• Fixed a bug causing XVII Decal to change trim color on Marauder
• Centered several Decals for the Insidio Car Body
• The 50th Anniversary and Hot Wheels Race Team Decals for Fast 4WD and MR11 will now change colors when switching teams
• Fixed Exo and Planetarium Paint Finishes on Gizmo
• Fixed a Paint Finish error when using the 2020 Team Liquid decal on Fennec Car Body

The theme that this event will follow is GRIMES- the electro pop artist who has collaborated with the developers of the game, Psyonix. Hence, all the unlockables in the event will be themed around the artist, which includes “Shinigami Eyes”, “Player of Games” player anthem, GRIMES themed items like toppers, and more.

Along with this event, the heatseeker ricochet mode will be returning, which will let players hit the ball with accuracy towards the opponent team’s goal, and each time a hit on the ball happens without a goal, the speed of the same significantly increases.

Apart from the above, players can also earn Golden Moons for the duration of the event, which can be exchanged for items from the Impact, Nitro, and Overdrive item series.

Hopefully, this will provide more incentives for new and existing players to try out an already great game.

The Ratchet and Clank Punk Decal for Octane, Negatron Collider Boost, Clank Balloon Topper, and Ratchet Balloon Topper are the cosmetic items that fans on PlayStation platforms can claim for free. The only caveat is – players need to log in before January 3rd, 2022.

Fans can also get excited for the 120 fps mode being added to the game with the same update, which is great for a competitive title such as Rocket League. The game went free-to-play earlier this year, and fans who claimed it on Epic Games Store also got a $10 coupon to spend on games.