Stretch conspiracy theory:
Sudden removal for interim has something to do with Orca Games Full Animations Bundle, which is the current FFTM (Free for the month), getting caught stealing animations, and people putting up warnings via reviews and questions all over the page.
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aware: current set of free content of the month on @UnrealEngine
Marketplace contains a bundle that has animations lifted from Mixamo
and other UE asset developers. Here are few comparisons. I really hope
Epic Games will investigate this. pic.twitter.com/EqZtTFhOfQ
Vladislav Zharkov(@_vladislavzh) January
4, 2023
I hope it’s just coincidence, but it would be funny if the sudden removal without keeping up the legacy system for interim is because of this gaining traction. 