Valve: 'common sense' to allow Black Mesa and fan remakes
While not officially sanctioned by Valve, the company has made no effort blocking the Black Mesa remake, calling it "common sense" to allow fan-created efforts to thrive.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting Gordon Freeman's next adventure. While the Half-Life series has been long-dormant, an incredibly talented team of dedicated fans recently released Black Mesa--a remake of the first game created entirely in an updated version of the Source engine. While not officially sanctioned by Valve, the company has made no effort blocking the remake--odd, considering the typical C&D approach taken by other monolithic publishers.
So why is Valve so supportive of fan remakes? "This feels like pretty common sense," Valve's Chet Faliszek said. "Why wouldn't we? I guess you'd have to convince me of the benefits to the other side."
VG247 pointed out that companies are trying to protect their interests, "blocking anything that could tarnish the reputation of their products."
"Well, let's say that Black Mesa Source turned out horrible. It's not going to hurt the original Half-Life," Faliszek responded, as the interviewer noted that the original game still exists even after the release of a fan-remake.
Thankfully, Black Mesa turned out to be not-horrible, with Faliszek praising the remake's "excellent graphics." It also provided the Valve writer an opportunity to revisit the original game, something he hasn't played since working on Half-Life 2: Episode Two--which released back in 2007.
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While not officially sanctioned by Valve, the company has made no effort blocking the Black Mesa remake, calling it "common sense" to allow fan-created efforts to thrive.-
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No, it never finished.
There were a few releases--and what came out was really fun--but we never felt it was good enough to be considered complete. It was always a beta.
I'm pretty sure that Phoenix and Reboot and a couple of others are still making updates every now and then (I visit the site once in a while out of nostalgia) but it's nothing to write home about. That ship sailed at least five years ago.
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The typical comeback from the parasite class (attorneys) is :"If we don't protect the IP we'll lose it"
Its this very issue that the vile worms have structured IP law (and many of aspects of law) to enrich themselves no matter which side they are on.
90% of attorneys could die today and things would only get better.
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