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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.

==Further reading==

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*[[Storefront shutdown]]

*[[GOG.com]]

==References==

==External links==

*[https://gamehistory.org/ Video Game History Foundation] non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games.

*[https://www.gamepres.org/en/ Game Preservation Society] non-profit archive organization that collect, preserve, research, digitize and share materials of Japan’s video game culture.

*[https://efgamp.eu/ European Federation of Game Archives Museums and Preservation Projects] preservation of digital games and other interactive experiences with focus on ensuring that the overall European legal framework is compatible with the needs of digital preservation.

*[https://vvga.org/ Vintage Video Game Association] non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and licensing of vintage video games.

*[https://hitsave.org/ Hit Save!] non-profit dedicated to the preservation of video games, their history, and related physical and digital materials.

*[https://vhs.thenvm.org/ Videogame Heritage Society] Subject Specialist Network (SSN) for digital game preservation.

*[https://archive.org/details/classicpcgames Internet Archive] large-scale digital archive containing playable retro games and software collections.

*[https://www.museumofplay.org/collections/icheg/ The Strong National Museum of Play] highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.

*[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME] multi-purpose emulation framework which purpose is to preserve decades of software history.

*[https://flashpointarchive.org/ Flashpoint Archive] a community effort to preserve games and animations from the web.

*[https://www.gog.com/en/gog-preservation-program GOG Preservation Program] ensures classic games remain playable on modern systems, even after their developers stopped supporting them.

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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.
 ==Further reading==
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 *[[Storefront shutdown]]
 *[[GOG.com]]
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[https://gamehistory.org/ Video Game History Foundation] non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games.
+*[https://www.gamepres.org/en/ Game Preservation Society] non-profit archive organization that collect, preserve, research, digitize and share materials of Japan’s video game culture.
+*[https://efgamp.eu/ European Federation of Game Archives Museums and Preservation Projects] preservation of digital games and other interactive experiences with focus on ensuring that the overall European legal framework is compatible with the needs of digital preservation.
+*[https://vvga.org/ Vintage Video Game Association] non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and licensing of vintage video games.
+*[https://hitsave.org/ Hit Save!] non-profit dedicated to the preservation of video games, their history, and related physical and digital materials.
+*[https://vhs.thenvm.org/ Videogame Heritage Society] Subject Specialist Network (SSN) for digital game preservation.
+*[https://archive.org/details/classicpcgames Internet Archive] large-scale digital archive containing playable retro games and software collections.
+*[https://www.museumofplay.org/collections/icheg/ The Strong National Museum of Play] highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
+*[https://www.mamedev.org/ MAME] multi-purpose emulation framework which purpose is to preserve decades of software history.
+*[https://flashpointarchive.org/ Flashpoint Archive] a community effort to preserve games and animations from the web.
+*[https://www.gog.com/en/gog-preservation-program GOG Preservation Program] ensures classic games remain playable on modern systems, even after their developers stopped supporting them.
 [[Category:Common terms]]