It's easy to assume that the community hasn't reacted well to the loss of additional races and themes, as many players are furious about it

With Chapter 5 nearing its end, a recent decision by Epic regarding one mode in particular has proved players correct in a concerning way.

Fortnite's Rocket Racing game mode appears to no longer be getting new seasons or official tracks, as Epic Games and Psyonix update it.

Epic Games will effectively pull the plug on Fortnite racer Rocket Racing, which was developed by Rocket League maker Psyonix. Less than a year ago, alongside the launch of the free-to-play giant’s fifth season,

Epic Games has said its Fortnite racing game, Rocket Racing, is ending themed updates, less than a year after it launched. In the patch notes for its latest release, Epic said: “v31.40 brings the theme back to the starting line as we say goodbye to Inferno Island and themed updates”.

Rocket Racing was only added to Fortnite less than a year ago, but it's already seeing some cuts. The latest patch notes confirm that it will no longer receive "themed updates" as of the latest patch.