Did Epic REALLY try to kill Unreal Tournament, UT99? Stop Killing Games, SKG

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Published on July 30, 2025 6:00:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gnpspmS86A

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Unreal Tournament (1999)

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How did Unreal Tournament survive being delisted and abandoned?
This video dives into the REAL reason UT99 is still alive — from smart design choices to the amazing community that refused to let it die.
Also: what is a master server, and why did Epic shut theirs down?

Ross' video on the channel Accursed Farms:
Stop Killing Games: New option available to get law passed!
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Link to give feedback on the Digital Fairness Act, deadline is OCTOBER 9, 2025:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14622-Digital-Fairness-Act_en

Link to the European Citizens' Initiative (It ends JULY 31)
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

Download Unreal Tournament for FREE:
https://oldunreal.com/downloads/unrealtournament/
(OldUnreal's UT99 download has the master servers already set up and ready to use right after download. You don't have to configure anything.)

Download UT4 via:
UT4Ever.org or bit.ly/getut4 or look through the Internet Archive.

The Errorist Network:
https://errorist.eu/

333networks:
https://333networks.com/

This is a list of active games with servers online, uplinking to the masterserver:
https://master.333networks.com/g

Also, a big thank-you to 333networks for their long-standing work on masterservers - and equal recognition to other community-led efforts like those by The Errorist Network, OldUnreal, Hypercoop, NewbiesPlayground, and others.

🔗 If you would like to support me financially or simply download UT99 related goodies like my UT99 Weapon Guide, wallpapers, or the like, go to my Buy Me a Coffee page:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ut99

🍰 Join the UT99 – Meeting Place Discord server:
https://discord.gg/7VNSHw96W2

And finally, feel free to explore my YouTube channel — there are plenty more videos packed with interesting insights about UT99. Enjoy!

⏱ ️ Video Chapters
00:00 - Intro: Did Epic Try to Kill Unreal Tournament?
00:26 - What Happens When a Game Gets Delisted
01:54 - The Importance of Master Servers Explained
03:09 - The 2008 Outage & The GameSpy Shutdown
04:04 - The Birth of 333networks & Errorist Network
08:50 - Why UT99 Survived: Built for Flexibility
09:37 - Why Epic Delisted Unreal Tournament
10:25 - Unreal Tournament’s Legacy vs Quake
11:34 - UT99 Today: Who’s Still Keeping It Alive?
13:11 - What Happened to Unreal Tournament 4?
15:16 - Good News: Stop Killing Games Petition
15:56 - How Europeans Can Help: Digital Fairness Act
16:24 - Final Thoughts & Where to Learn More

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