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DOOM: The Dark Ages launches May 15 with a new trailer and developer video
25 Jan 2025 at 12:13 am UTC Likes: 2

Don't interrupt me! [External Link]

And yeah, especially seeing how Microsoft bought Activision and thus Raven, this should be Hexen, the original medieval Doom...

Icewind Dale 2 completable in Infinity Engine remake GemRB, plus Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition now playable
13 Jan 2025 at 7:24 pm UTC Likes: 1

If this was MIT licensed I could easily see Beamdog trying to use it.

They still could obviously, but they'd need to respect copyleft.

The Sci-Fi Shooters Humble Bundle is a top deal with System Shock, Prey, Crysis Remastered 1 - 3
24 Nov 2024 at 7:48 pm UTC

Quoting: MichelN86Bought the bundle, already owned prey and crysis remastered on epic (and doom on gog). But i wanted the other games too (in steam with proton). Now i have them all in steam which i really wanted. Thanks for the heads up
The article says its for Doom (2016), which isn't on GOG yet.

Classic Unreal Tournament and Unreal now easier to download free thanks to OldUnreal (updated)
16 Nov 2024 at 1:12 am UTC

Quoting: ElectricPrismThese titles are so old they should license the code as open source and dump it on the net. It would do well for their legacy and reputation to immortalize their roots.
Last I heard, Sweeney said he would, but there are too many libraries used.

https://www.dsogaming.com/news/epics-tim-sweeney-says-that-unreal-engine-1-may-one-day-go-open-source/ [External Link]

Classic Unreal Tournament and Unreal now easier to download free thanks to OldUnreal (updated)
16 Nov 2024 at 1:11 am UTC

This kinda makes me wonder more about that rumour that the reason they took down the servers and games was because of potential security liabilities owing to the DNF 2001 leak including Unreal Engine code.

Explore a top-secret uranium mine in retro-FPS Kvark
10 Oct 2024 at 1:38 am UTC Likes: 1

Any chance of a GOG release?

PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation changes license for no commercial use and no derivatives
18 Sep 2024 at 6:35 pm UTC

Quoting: DrMcCoyThe Creative Commons licenses (except, arguably, CC0) are a terrible, terrible choice for software.
CC0 is not even recommended due to it neglecting to protect against software patents.

Mind you, I dislike all other CC licenses as I find forced attribution aggravating (despiting agreeing its good to maintain a paper trail).

PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation changes license for no commercial use and no derivatives
16 Sep 2024 at 6:47 pm UTC Likes: 6

Rather than calling anyone the "bad guy", would you be able to describe what the issue with SwanStation was?

I am entirely unfamiliar with either situation, but at least with SwanStation you can fork it AGAIN if you dislike their managment.

DOOM + DOOM II get bundled together with new enhanced versions
10 Aug 2024 at 12:26 am UTC Likes: 1

Just to clear up a quick thing: for anyone wanting to play Legacy of Rust on another source port, you just need ID1.WAD -- It needs an MBF21-compatible source port (e.g. dsda-doom, Woof!, GZDoom, etc.), and there are a few cosmetic things that use some brand-new features like the intermission map (basically all the new lumps Gez pointed out -- docs/specs for those coming soon, once we get some damn free time lol). Gameplay-wise you're getting the real deal either way.
https://www.doomworld.com/forum/post/2830229 [External Link]

So it should be playable natively using source ports, which is good, as I get DLL errors trying the actual binary through Wine.

EDIT: got it running via DSDA-Doom from the Arch User Repository.

DOOM + DOOM II get bundled together with new enhanced versions
9 Aug 2024 at 3:03 am UTC Likes: 1

For what it is worth, Edward850 on Doomworld confirms they do test with Proton and on Steam Deck, but this also seems to confirm that Proton is the reason we have not gotten any native Nightdive games since Forsaken... :angry:

I will probably play Legacy of Rust through a source port at some point, seeing how GOG and Microsoft gave it to me for free. As has been noted on Doomworld, kinda odd to officially integrate SIGIL and not SIGIL 2.