• MrScottyTay
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      65 days ago

      So which ones are good then? The first two companies you listed are definitely at the top of my personal shit list

      • @Duamerthrax
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        24 days ago

        Don’t forget that Epic delisted and shutdown the servers for the entire Unreal franchise that was costing pennies to run.

        • MrScottyTay
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          4 days ago

          But also don’t forget they have no qualms with people hosting and downloading old games they no longer sell or run. Like they’re fine with the old unreal games being on the internet archive for people to download

          • @Duamerthrax
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            24 days ago

            They’ve promised not to sue people sharing Unreal 1 and Unreal Tournament(1999). They can change their mind.

            id Software released the source code for Doom under a specific license. This has given birth to a wealth of commercial indie titles, the most technically impressive being Selaco, build on a fork of GZDoom called Pancake Engine.

            Bungie released the code and assets for their Marathon trilogy and gave birth to a still very active modding community making full fledged fan campaigns.

            If Epic wanted to full commit and release the code and assets to the games, I wouldn’t be complaining.

            • MrScottyTay
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              14 days ago

              Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

              I know it’s a long stretch but we don’t know if Epic will follow through and do the same yet. I imagine there’s a lot of legal paperwork to get that stuff done above board for a bit company.

              • @Duamerthrax
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                13 days ago

                Sorry if I don’t trust the company behind fortnite or a company with tencent investments.