Sweet. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one hoping this would happen. It just makes so much beautiful sense, so naturally I was afraid it couldn’t happen :-P
The original Syndicate can’t be far off abandonware, surely? I forget how it works – isn’t there a period time until the copyright expires, of like 15-20 years or something?
Abandonware is not a legal term. The idea of abandonware is to give people access to games that can’t be found new anywhere through legal channels. If you want a game legally, you don’t get it through sites like abandonia.
There’s a difference between abandonware and out-of-copyright. Abandonware would be the devs putting the game assets online free for everyone to use. Copyright, however, lasts for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
The developers putting the game assets online for free is considered freeware, abandonware in its purest form is a grey area, where a game is no longer supported by publishers or developers, but not freeware, either. Home of the Underdogs, once one of the most reliable and popular abandonware sites, respected any publisher claims to software and wouldn’t supply any games which were still for sale.
Although, I am slightly disapointed because when they teased it they said one of the most anticipated games was coming and it started with S. I thought of System Shock.
But this just shows how dependent I am on GOG these days. I actually own System Shock 2 on CD!
Institue
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:26 AMI was a huge syndicate fan back in the day.
But I think this fits into the same category as Robotech, best left as a fond memory!
Splintex
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 3:09 PMNope, I own the box set of robotech, just skip over minmei’s singing and the Anime holds up remarkably well!
anderi
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 3:25 PMBAAAAHAHAHAHAAAA!!
+1000!!
Man! Was I waiting for a Zentradi strike during that concert or what!…
Great call.
AerintheADEQUATE
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:29 AMSweet. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one hoping this would happen. It just makes so much beautiful sense, so naturally I was afraid it couldn’t happen :-P
Ynefel
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 9:08 AMThe original Syndicate can’t be far off abandonware, surely? I forget how it works – isn’t there a period time until the copyright expires, of like 15-20 years or something?
Dan
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 9:29 AMIt appears that it already is
http://www.abandonia.com/en/search_abandonia/Syndicate
Don’t GoG ‘rework’ them to run on modern systems though?
PiMan
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 9:44 AMAbandonware is not a legal term. The idea of abandonware is to give people access to games that can’t be found new anywhere through legal channels. If you want a game legally, you don’t get it through sites like abandonia.
Monkey Butler
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 9:36 AMThere’s a difference between abandonware and out-of-copyright. Abandonware would be the devs putting the game assets online free for everyone to use. Copyright, however, lasts for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
Lone Wolf
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 12:14 PMThe developers putting the game assets online for free is considered freeware, abandonware in its purest form is a grey area, where a game is no longer supported by publishers or developers, but not freeware, either.
Home of the Underdogs, once one of the most reliable and popular abandonware sites, respected any publisher claims to software and wouldn’t supply any games which were still for sale.
Rod
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 9:19 AMNiiiiiiiiiiiiice.
McGarnical
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 9:47 AMGreat news.
Although, I am slightly disapointed because when they teased it they said one of the most anticipated games was coming and it started with S. I thought of System Shock.
But this just shows how dependent I am on GOG these days. I actually own System Shock 2 on CD!
Rod
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 4:34 PMSyndicate pops out just as the reboot is getting close… what odds Shock and Shock 2 will appear in the lead-up to Bioshock Infinite?
McGarnical
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 5:43 PMGood point.
AerintheADEQUATE
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 5:08 AMAnd thusly the dream was planted in my fertile mind.
Let’s hope you’re right, sir.
Crowbar
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 10:55 AMAwesome.
DesmondTutu
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 1:35 PMCAN NOT WAIT :D:D:D;D;:D:D:D;D;D:D;D:D::D;D;:D:D;:D:D:DD
I used to LOVE Syndicate. I whipped out x-com the other day, now Syndicate as well? *drools*
James
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:23 PMSo the new one is still banned in Australia? Great….
And I leave back to Aus from a holiday in the States just 5 days before it comes out…. nnnnoooooo!