cm0002@lemmy.world to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoFallout creator Tim Cain says he was "ordered to destroy" his personal archive of the RPG's development: "Individuals and organizations actively work against preservation"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down11
arrow-up1248arrow-down1external-linkFallout creator Tim Cain says he was "ordered to destroy" his personal archive of the RPG's development: "Individuals and organizations actively work against preservation"www.gamesradar.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarebesselj@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down1·1 day agoSeems easy enough to preserve old development files long enough to outlast the companies that own the IP. Just gotta not touch them for a decade or two and then “accidentally” find them.
minus-squaresorghum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·1 day agoIn this case it was Interplay and Fallout did outlast them.
Seems easy enough to preserve old development files long enough to outlast the companies that own the IP. Just gotta not touch them for a decade or two and then “accidentally” find them.
In this case it was Interplay and Fallout did outlast them.