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Epic Allows Internet Archive To Distribute For Free ‘Unreal’ & ‘Unreal Tournament’ Forever (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

they still pulled them from GoG. Why not release them there for free? Epic slapped its legacy fanbase in the face with its handling of the Unreal series and then dumped it on the internet archive to wash its hands of it. They have no respect for their own heritage. This is not the same company that once released the likes of the titan pack as free DLC. It's just a shadow of it's former self, pushing fortnite micro transaction trash.

[–] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

I am OK with shitty companies washing their hands of it by letting it be freeware.

In fact that's my preferred way for them to do it. Way better.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago

I guess they see GOG as a rival storefront (we know Epic love their exclusives), but the IA isn't potentially taking their business. Maybe, who knows?

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Dang good guys, Epic. Rare to see anything good from the big gaming companies.

Valve, you're up…you just celebrated 20 years of Half Life 2…

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Valve also gave away HL2 for free on steam, for anyone who didn't have it. What exactly are you demanding above that? To be paid to get it or something?

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Allow the Internet Archive to preserve a DRM free version. Forever and irrevocably.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 weeks ago

All of Half Life 2 is DRM free on Steam.

Quite a lot of games are, as long as their publisher didn't require DRM.

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 9 points 1 month ago

Instead of "good guys", feels more like "drunk guys". They removed the games from everywhere, and even the moderators from GOG's forum, despite usually trying to be as silent as possible for any matters (specially thorny ones), seemed at loss when that happened. And now, out of the blue, EGS granted permission to use Internet Archive's uploads for the games.

[–] mdd@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

This is the way.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Beautifully well down Epic. This is what should be allowed for discontinued games so community that loves them can still enjoy them.