billothekid2 to RetroGaming@lemmy.world • 6 months agoThat Portal 64 demake we liked so much has been kiboshed by Valve: 'They have asked me to take the project down,' creator sayswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: nintendo@lemmy.world
arrow-up1422arrow-down1external-linkThat Portal 64 demake we liked so much has been kiboshed by Valve: 'They have asked me to take the project down,' creator sayswww.pcgamer.combillothekid2 to RetroGaming@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: nintendo@lemmy.world
Honestly, a bit surprised by this. It wasn’t even on Steam. Hopefully switching to an open source SDK will get this back up.
minus-square@WalrusByte@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish72•6 months agoIt’s a shame, but their request doesn’t seem unreasonable. No one likes dealing with Nintendo’s lawyers. I hope switching SDKs works out!
minus-squareKbin_space_programlinkfedilink32•edit-26 months agoApparently even Valve’s lawyers don’t like dealing with Nintendo’s lawyers.
minus-squarePope-King JoelinkfedilinkEnglish15•6 months agoI mean… Tbf, they are kinda dicks, so yeah, I get it.
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoIf there’s anything I’ve learned from my interactions with my local (city) government, it’s that staff lawyers are lazy fucks who won’t lift a finger to do what’s clearly the right thing without somebody else that has power whipping them along.
It’s a shame, but their request doesn’t seem unreasonable. No one likes dealing with Nintendo’s lawyers. I hope switching SDKs works out!
Apparently even Valve’s lawyers don’t like dealing with Nintendo’s lawyers.
I mean… Tbf, they are kinda dicks, so yeah, I get it.
If there’s anything I’ve learned from my interactions with my local (city) government, it’s that staff lawyers are lazy fucks who won’t lift a finger to do what’s clearly the right thing without somebody else that has power whipping them along.