And elements that have a clear owner, like the familiar 007 theme song, do not show up in GoldenEye: Source at all.
But it’s likely also because the rights for GoldenEye, James Bond, and other content relevant to the Nintendo 64 original have changed owners a number of times. That’s bolstered in part by its availability as a peer-to-peer torrent file, which is difficult to cease and/or desist. GoldenEye: Source, however, has 10 years of existence online. Disney and publisher Electronic Arts stepped in to stop the development of that unlicensed game, but all parties came to an agreement that would enable it to exist as long as it dropped all references to Star Wars. On the other side of the spectrum is the fan-made revival of the unreleased Star Wars: Battlefront 3 called Galaxy in Turmoil. After that game received press, Nintendo stepped in with cease-and-desist letters to halt the distribution of that update. Recently, a group of developers came together to unleash an updated version of the Game Boy action adventure Metroid II: Return of Samus. This isn’t the only fan remake in the world. You don’t need to own one of those games, but you do need Steam (Valve’s digital-game portal) and the Source SDK Base 2007. That’s the tech that powers beloved shooter Half-Life 2 and multiplayer hit Left4Dead.
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