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In February 2025, [[Electronic Arts]] (EA) made an announcement that the source code of older titles from the {{Wplink|Command & Conquer}} video game franchise were recovered, and made public under the GPLv3 license.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vessella |first=Jim |date=27 Feb 2025 |title=C&C Steam Workshop Support & Source Code |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/1izmpmb/cc_steam_workshop_support_source_code/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250626052744/https://old.reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/1izmpmb/cc_steam_workshop_support_source_code/ |archive-date=26 Jun 2025 |access-date=9 Mar 2025 |via=Reddit}}</ref> To help the community further, the Steam Workshop has also been integrated into these titles to add additional community content.<ref name=":0" />

[[Id Software]] has published<ref>{{Cite web |title=id Software GitHub |url=https://github.com/id-Software |url-status=live |website=GitHub}}</ref> the source code of various games and tools on [[GitHub]]. The repositories are for DOOM, DOOM Classic for iOS (two versions), Doom 3 BFG Edition, Quake, Quake 2, Quake 2 Tools, Quake III Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Single Player and Multiplayer), Wolfenstein 3D for iOS, WOLF3D Browser Version and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.

==Preservation groups and organizations==

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 In February 2025, [[Electronic Arts]] (EA) made an announcement that the source code of older titles from the {{Wplink|Command & Conquer}} video game franchise were recovered, and made public under the GPLv3 license.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vessella |first=Jim |date=27 Feb 2025 |title=C&C Steam Workshop Support & Source Code |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/1izmpmb/cc_steam_workshop_support_source_code/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250626052744/https://old.reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/1izmpmb/cc_steam_workshop_support_source_code/ |archive-date=26 Jun 2025 |access-date=9 Mar 2025 |via=Reddit}}</ref> To help the community further, the Steam Workshop has also been integrated into these titles to add additional community content.<ref name=":0" />
+[[Id Software]] has published<ref>{{Cite web |title=id Software GitHub |url=https://github.com/id-Software |url-status=live |website=GitHub}}</ref> the source code of various games and tools on [[GitHub]]. The repositories are for DOOM, DOOM Classic for iOS (two versions), Doom 3 BFG Edition, Quake, Quake 2, Quake 2 Tools, Quake III Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Single Player and Multiplayer), Wolfenstein 3D for iOS, WOLF3D Browser Version and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.
 ==Preservation groups and organizations==