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Descent 3 programmer releases the classic space shooter's source code, including a surprise patch developed 15 years ago but never released

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The source code for Descent 3 has been released, and is available to download now on Github.
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Heroic programmer of the first three Final Fantasy games says he'd 'never seen any roleplaying games until Final Fantasy'

Nasir Gebelli was an Iranian-American programmer who traveled to Japan on a work visa to work for Square in the late '80s and early '90s, where he was instrumental in the creation of the Final Fantasy ...
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Final Fantasy 3's programmer is so legendary that people are starting to think it took 16 years to bring back the JRPG because nobody else could replicate his code

Final Fantasy Square Enix finally ported Final Fantasy Tactics after its director played it for the first time in years, then instantly ran into issues because no one had the source code anymore Final ...
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Luigi Mangione Job Resume Reveals Video Game Work on ‘Civilization VI’

Luigi Mangione, the man currently charged with the death of Brian Thompson, worked as an intern on the popular computer game Civilization VI while studying for his Ivy League computer science degree.
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Original Final Fantasy programmer reappears after years of silence, casually says writing his legendary code "was pretty simple" and it could even be better

Final Fantasy To celebrate Final Fantasy 9's 25th anniversary, Nier producer remembers how he thought "they should have made the loading faster" Final Fantasy The original Final Fantasy launched with ...