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3 unusual facts about Fan labor


Digital distribution in video games

Without access to the retail infrastructure that would allow them to distribute this content through physical media, user-created content such as game modifications and maps could only be distributed online.

Fallout: Project Brazil

Fallout: Project Brazil is a fan-made modification made by Brandan Lee and several members of the Fallout Modding Community, and is an unofficial prequel to the action role-playing video game Fallout: New Vegas.

Source port

Source ports are often created by fans after the original developer hands over the maintenance support for a game by releasing its source code to the public.



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