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===Unreal and Unreal Tournament=== | ===Unreal and Unreal Tournament=== | ||
In 2022, owners of various entries within the ''Unreal'' and ''Unreal Tournament'' series had their licenses effectively expired, and were thus unable to launch or install these games. (Editor's note: add a screenshot of UT being grayed out in the launcher!) | In 2022, owners of various entries within the ''Unreal'' and ''Unreal Tournament'' series had their licenses effectively expired, and were thus unable to launch or install these games.<ref>https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/unreal-tournament-games/1fd3906c-23d4-4580-b194-4b7ef81dd4a9</ref> (Editor's note: add a screenshot of UT being grayed out in the launcher!) | ||
A few years later, some entries in the series would make its way to the [[Internet Archive]] for users to freely install, but not all delisted games have been re-published onto the platform. | A few years later, some entries in the series would make its way to the [[Internet Archive]] for users to freely install, but not all delisted games have been re-published onto the platform.<ref>https://archive.org/details/UT99-Complete-Retail</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/ut-99</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/unreal-tournament-complete</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/ut-goty</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Legal structure | Private |
| Industry | Video Games |
| Official website | https://epicgames.com/ |
Epic Games is a software development and media-publishing company founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney.
Notable incidents
Unreal and Unreal Tournament
In 2022, owners of various entries within the Unreal and Unreal Tournament series had their licenses effectively expired, and were thus unable to launch or install these games.[1] (Editor's note: add a screenshot of UT being grayed out in the launcher!)
A few years later, some entries in the series would make its way to the Internet Archive for users to freely install, but not all delisted games have been re-published onto the platform.[2][3][4][5]