{"id":127051,"date":"2026-05-16T06:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/developer-promises-to-keep-failed-online-game-servers-up-art-deserves-to-be-preserved\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T06:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:09:59","slug":"developer-promises-to-keep-failed-online-game-servers-up-art-deserves-to-be-preserved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/developer-promises-to-keep-failed-online-game-servers-up-art-deserves-to-be-preserved\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer Promises To Keep Failed Online Game Servers Up: Art Deserves To Be Preserved"},"content":{"rendered":"

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from the they-get-it<\/i> dept<\/h3>\n

In all of our conversations about video game preservation<\/a>, one widespread thread is the final apathy of builders and publishers relating to this form of factor. It\u2019s really a bit thoughts boggling to me that apathy is even a factor right here. In any case, that is the work achieved by these builders and, to a lesser extent, the publishers. When now we have seen cases up to now of sport servers being shut down<\/a>, and much more so in instances the place publishers have gone after fan-run servers<\/a> of on-line video games which have already been shut down, this represents the loss and potential erasure of what’s typically years and years of labor by very proficient artists and programmers. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s with that in thoughts that I discovered it so refreshing that the developer behind one on-line sport that didn\u2019t carry out so effectively, Blindfire<\/em>, has dedicated to keeping the servers up and running<\/a> for \u201cyears\u201d as a result of they really take satisfaction of their work. <\/p>\n

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Blindfire\u00a0was launched again in\u00a0October 2024<\/a>\u00a0with a novel hook: It was a web-based first-person shooter set at midnight and was constructed round discovering your enemies or remaining out of their sight. Sadly for developer Double Eleven, it by no means discovered a lot of\u00a0an audience<\/a>. Now, a yr after its final patch,\u00a0Blindfire\u00a0will get one final massive replace and can go free, with devs promising to maintain the servers on as a result of they’re \u201cpleased with it\u201d and wish to protect it for others.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re doing this as a result of we imagine video games are artwork and so they need to be preserved,\u201d mentioned Double Eleven.\u00a0 \u201cWe refuse to bury what we constructed simply because issues didn\u2019t go completely. We’re retaining it alive as a result of we’re pleased with it. You gained\u2019t see adverts or advertising campaigns attempting to tug you again in. That is only a present to those that wish to see what we created.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you learn the feedback from Double Eleven, you instantly marvel why the hell this isn\u2019t the posture of each<\/em> developer of on-line video games on the market. That is their <\/em>work, in any case. Why on the planet would they need it scattered to the ether?<\/p>\n

Now, this additionally can’t be the tip state, if we\u2019re actually this from a preservation standpoint. A dedication straight from the developer to maintain the sport round for a number of years is an effective factor. However it\u2019s perpetuity we\u2019re after right here, in any case. And there\u2019s no assure that Double Eleven will dwell on lengthy sufficient to maintain the sport accessible for no matter passes as \u201cperpetually\u201d today. Coupling this with the eventual launch of supply code, in order that followers and preservationists can scatter the sport to the vast ranging corners of the web, is what’s going to finish any hazard of this artwork and tradition ever disappearing. That hasn\u2019t been achieved but, however hopefully Double Eleven is pondering alongside these similar strains.<\/p>\n

But when yow will discover a extra human, variety, and interesting message for a scenario like this than the next, I\u2019ll be shocked. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWe liked making [Blindfire],\u201d mentioned the studio on Steam. \u201cWatching playtesters become familiar with our twist on the FPS was an enormous spotlight for us and seeing some massive streamers soar into our world was a correct thrill.\u00a0Blindfire\u00a0was a flash at midnight. It was bizarre, loud, and ours. It’s staying on-line for anybody who desires to play it in the present day, tomorrow or years from now. Thanks for being a part of the journey.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Bravo on step 1 within the preservation course of, people. Now let\u2019s take this additional.<\/p>\n

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\tFiled Below: blindfire<\/a>, preservation<\/a>, video game preservation<\/a>, video games<\/a>
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Firms: double eleven<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n