Games @lemmy.world ampersandrew @lemmy.world 4d ago

EA has open sourced a bunch of old Command & Conquer games

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I'm not well versed in C&C, but it's always good to see more games open sourced.

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[Forever-Free Friday] Several *Command & Conquer* games are now open source

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Some Command & Conquer games are now open source

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No matter what you think of EA, this is fantastic news.
This is brilliant! :) aw, I hope it benefits the OpenRA developers and means more fun things to play eventually :)

Wait... this is EA... are they okay? This is very unlike them
Open sourcing old games is awesome for video game preservation.
Holy shit, EA did something.... Good? I did not have that on my 2025 bingo card. So, what's the catch? There has to be a catch, right?
To use the compiled binaries, you must own the game

Was expecting a catch. Still good for modding I guess

Anyone know if this is a technologically-enforced “must” or just a “pretty please”?
This is a momentous event. I only wish it had Red Alert 2 in it.
its odd that they open sourced Generals and the first CNC and Red Alert, but nothing in between.

CNC3 was my favorite, and I'll die on that hill . but RA2 was obivously the fan favorite, and Tiberian Sun had probably the best atmosphere
Broken clock
Is Tiberian Sun included!!!??
EA ? Did I read right ?
Mmmmm pre-standard C++
Old games being open sourced is a trend I can get behind.
I'm ready for a zero hour remake!
I hope everyone's SSDs have enough SPACE
RENEGADE!!!!!!!
Well I'm very excited to see the injection of life this hopefully gives c&c modding

I wonder how many of the old guard are still around, I'm glad the cncnet project is still going strong
dont people already make seperate MODS for each anyways, for them anyways,. they figured they wernt making money off having the old games in thier wierd little launcher.
If I had to guess, I'd say it's some write-off move. A bit like Epic Games released all Paragon assets after they canceled the game.
Holy shit.

I hope they opensource Dungeon Keeper.
Finally someone can fix Twilight Flame
Abusers will often buy gifts to placate the victim. It's a cheap and empty move that changes nothing in the end. Do not be fooled.
Best computer game theme ever
It's about thyme!
Who cares. EA sucks balls
They're still requiring EA Play or $6 for the bundle on steam.

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