iD Software frags game ports
December 14, 2009 · Print This Article
Folks who trawl the Android Market might just realize that ports of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein games for Android handsets have been removed, and here's word on why that is so from one of the developers of a Doom port.
Some of you may have noticed that Doom for Android (FREE) no longer shows up in the market. ZeniMedia, which owns iD Software had filed a DMCA notice with Google Android Market and requested all Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein games be removed do to copyright infringement. Although the Doom source cipher, was open sourced, and the application was based on a port of the PrBoom engine, the application is still suspended. My mistake
was allowing the download of the Plutonia and TNT WADs, at least that is what I suspect. Although I may not be able to distribute the application through the Market, the APK can still be downloaded and installed through the web.
Why are these folks so tight fisted and don't want a new generation to enjoy the classics of yore?
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