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EA just released source code for a bunch of old Command and Conquer games, and added Steam Workshop support to bangers like C&C 3: Tiberium Wars (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 116 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Good guy EA.

Weirdest sentence I've ever written lmao

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago

I feel dirty upvoting you

[–] barkingspiders@infosec.pub 23 points 2 years ago

never thought I'd see the day....

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 79 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Proper open source, GPLv3

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 21 points 2 years ago

Say whuuut? 👀

[–] sickday@fedia.io 49 points 2 years ago

Very rare W for EA.

[–] Album@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

God I wish EA had never bought Westwood. They used to make bangers. That was the start of enshittification. We knew it was shitty back then and it never really stopped being shit. 30 years later EA pretends to be good by releasing source. Kind of meaningless.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or Maxis.

[–] Album@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

:( don't remind me

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They can turn it around except hell would freeze over before that.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

If they really wanted to redeem themselves, they should public domain it, allowing anyone to make new Command and Conquer games.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

Kane lives!

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Open source renegade!

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 2 years ago

No need, EA licensed it out to the RenegadeX team a few years ago, and since it's UE3 it works great on modern hardware.

They've been working on an adaptation of Renegade to Tiberian Sun and it looks sick as hell

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

Westwood studios games were my entire childhood

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

Best computer game theme ever

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Its was the first EA purchase I have made in more than 9 years. It felt weird doing it. I wonder if this will change OpenRA

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Well, shit. Good for them! This is a long way from [insert reference to That Reddit Thread here].

[–] martin@lemmy.caliban.io 1 points 2 years ago

Now do it for Earth and Beyond.