If I had come across the source code, I would have returned it. It represents a lot of hard work by talented engineers (and yes we love to "hate" companies I guess) but it is their property. I am the type of person that thinks you return a found wallet and expect no reward as it's the right thing to do. But it was nice that Blizzard gave him a little something.
Needless to say, this type of honesty has never made me rich, famous, nor got me the girl. But I do have to look at this face every morning in the mirror... ;-)
He made the right decision in returning it. Doesn't matter if he could have had a "pay day" with it (which I really doubt) it gets down to just being decent and doing the right thing. Blizzard was nice in what they offered him.
It's like you find a wallet and then complain that "they only gave me $20 as a thank you..." You do what's right, there should be no expectation on what you will get out of it. If you think that way then you are doing the right thing for the wrong reason...
Not sure it rates being in the video news clip of the day. But for the Universe section of GameSpot that covers entertainment, will you be reporting that all episodes of Babylon 5 are now free for streaming?
https://www.go90.com/shows/babylon5
It's not a perfect show, but for the time I think it raised the bar for science fiction on TV. Told over 5 years it had an overall arc and had great special effects (for television) and tried to tell a big story.
I'm glad the COD people are so confident that they have spec'd out a number of years of their story... Ahh, guys. Just try and make one first and see how it goes. ;-)
Honestly, the movie will just be a modern war movie. There is nothing special with the license vs something like a Half-Life movie, or other unique property. I'll guess that having a "game" tie in will actually hurt it.
Just my guess of course. I wish them luck but my initial reaction is, I'll watch it when it hits cable or becomes a Redbox rental.
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