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They did release the DOOM 3 engine as open source in 2011 after being bought by Bethesda in 2009. Microsoft owns them and Bethesda now and they have been gettin
by salamandersauce 5y ago
They did release the DOOM 3 engine as open source in 2011 after being bought by Bethesda in 2009. Microsoft owns them and Bethesda now and they have been getting more open source lately. Although I think it was more Carmack who was pushing for the engine's to be open sourced.
- bombcar 5y agoYeah, something like open sourcing an engine is a “default no” for companies unless you have someone very high up as a champion. That was Carmack and he’s gone now.
- zxzax 5y agoThat's one of the reasons I won't do game development anymore, the industry as a whole is still very hostile to the idea of open source. I don't see that changing any time soon.