L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFar Cry source code has leaked onlinewww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkFar Cry source code has leaked onlinewww.eurogamer.netL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
Source code for the original Far Cry, released back in 2004, has popped up online.Entitled “Far Cry 1.34 Complete”, the…
minus-squareunfnknblvbl@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoI have a better idea: Crytek should open source it so people can legally do those things
minus-squareauhu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI thought they fully sold the license to Ubisoft? Ubisoft would violently execute an employee on the spot if they suggested open sourcing something that will net them anything more than $0.23 per year.
minus-squareunfnknblvbl@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNo idea, but open sourcing old game engines certainly hasn’t harmed iD Software’s income. It sure has gained them near-universal praise though.
I have a better idea: Crytek should open source it so people can legally do those things
I thought they fully sold the license to Ubisoft? Ubisoft would violently execute an employee on the spot if they suggested open sourcing something that will net them anything more than $0.23 per year.
No idea, but open sourcing old game engines certainly hasn’t harmed iD Software’s income. It sure has gained them near-universal praise though.