Blood (Feb 17, 1996 prototype)

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Blood (Feb 17, 1996 prototype)
Build date Feb 17, 1996 Build name Alpha Dump status Released Released by Anonymous File release date 1996 Dump method Theft Game Blood System PC Genre Shooter Final build Shareware Mar 7, 1997 US Apr 25, 1997 Release date Shareware Mar 7, 1997 US May 21, 1997 EU Jun 20, 1997

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A very early prototype of Blood, known as the Blood Alpha by the community.

Notes

• Said to have originally been released in source code form by an unknown computer repair technician, partially leaked in 2000, and completely leaked by mrpijey in BetaArchive FTP on November 8, 2009.

To add insult to injury, we had our source code stolen by an employee at a computer dealer and distributed to the internet. Having your publisher call in the middle of the night (on my birthday, no less) screaming “WTF happened?! How could you let your source code get stolen?” It wasn’t a pleasant phone call. What followed was lots of footwork in MIRC, filing a lawsuit, US Marshals in an early morning bust, depositions, lawyers and money (they are synonymous) and other not-so-fun stuff. Ultimately, Monolith settled. That would never happen now that our Feds are somewhat more enlightened about software and source code theft. - Nick Newhard, April 2008

See also

• BetaArchive entry
• Blood Wiki entry