Universal Combat Freeware [Jan 02, 2008, 12:39 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Universal Combat is now available as a freeware release, as promised a couple of
weeks ago (story). Word from 3000AD is: "Once again, our freeware
game is released with no advertising, no nag screens, no expiration date,
nothing. Just the full (and patched) single player game as was commercially
released in Feb 2004, but with fewer music tracks (the game FAQ shows how
players can add their own MP3 tracks) and no multiplayer." The download is
available on Atomic Gamer,
AusGamers,
ComputerGames.ro,
FanGaming,
FileFront, Gamer's Hell,
and
Strategy Informer.
On the topic of releasing games for free- it seems people are in awe that a developer out there would do it. It's not necessarily a great thing. It's called, "The game is old and not making any sales, so it's time for some free publicity."
A lot of games don't get released because of binding contracts with publishers and the like. If you don't have those, it's no loss to you to release a game you know can only now do one thing- potentially get people interested in your improved versions.
sorry but its not that cut and dried. if it were many games that are more than 4 years old would be released under a GNU...as it is 99% of them aren't. There are legal precedents where an intellectual property can be forfeited simply due to a company's lack of maintaining a financial interest in said IP. Its a similar legal loophole that property owners can fall victim to. Let a neighbor store his shit on your property which borders his and he can petition the court to have it turned over to him (it's not that simple of course but thats the gist of it). It's fucked up but it happens. Once again we can thank our friend, the Attorney, for the state of things.
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This comment was edited on Jan 3, 04:54.
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