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Epic Allows Internet Archive To Distribute For Free ‘Unreal’ & ‘Unreal Tournament’ Forever (www.techdirt.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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[–] ramblingsteve 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days 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?

[–] Khanzarate 14 points 1 week 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.

[–] cybervseas 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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…

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week 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 9 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

This is the way.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

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