Impulse Weekly Roundup

Published on March 5, 2010 By Island Dog In PC Gaming

This week certainly seemed to go by quick, and here we are on another Friday getting ready to roundup the latest news and releases on Impulse from the past week. The real exciting news this week was the exclusive release of Total Annihilation on Impulse. This classic RTS has found a great home on Impulse, and will certainly lead the way for other classic games like this being added in the future.

If you have been waiting for more information about Elemental: War of Magic, then be sure to check the links below for more info on the Limited Edition box and the goodies included!

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mbar8

on Mar 05, 2010

lead the way for other classic games like this being added in the future.

Ooo I like the sound of that! <cough> Independence War <cough>

kyogre12

on Mar 05, 2010

mbaron888

comment 1

lead the way for other classic games like this being added in the future. Ooo I like the sound of that! <cough> Independence War <cough>

Don't forget the Homeworld series!

SpardaSon21

on Mar 06, 2010

I think everything from Homeworld 1 was released as open-source. If that is true, that means Stardock can't legally sell it.

elyscape

on Mar 09, 2010

SpardaSon21

reply 3

I think everything from Homeworld 1 was released as open-source. If that is true, that means Stardock can't legally sell it.

That is not true at all. Open source does not mean free. It just means that the source must be distributed with the binary. Besides, they could have released the source for the game without releasing the assets (e.g. images, sounds). That's what the developers of Freespace 2 did, and you can still buy Freespace 2 legally.

Aesir Rising

on Mar 10, 2010

It (homeworld source) wasn't GPL'd (or released under any FOSS compatible license, i.e., it's not open source). It was released under an RDN license - free to modify/use for non-commercial use. Relic retains the rights for the code released, and as well claims rights to use/distribute/sell anything produced with that code.

Since Relic changes their site organization periodically, the old links on RDN I have from DoW don't work. You can get the source, which includes the license terms, from google.

lbgsloan

on Mar 10, 2010

Get Bullfrog's old stuff! I'd love to see Syndicate and Dungeon Keeper again.

mbar8

on Mar 11, 2010

Bullfrog! Populous II!

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