cm0002@lemmy.world to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days 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-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squarebesselj@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days 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-up0·7 days 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.