It’s not optional in their words,” said 343. “Microsoft, like any company, has a responsibility to protect its IP, code and trademarks.
While Microsoft does allow for some fan creations within the game, the company felt required to intervene in the case of ElDewrito in order to protect its own legal rights regarding the use of the game’s code. “With Halo Online, there’s a common misconception that once it was canceled, the assets were either turned over as ‘open source’ or left to the community’s whims as ‘abandonware’-neither of which is actually true,” said the studio in a blog post, adding, “Many elements of that underlying code and content are still actively being used today and will continue to be in the future.” Despite development on the project ending, 343 did not release the game’s assets for open use. The creators of a popular Halo Online mod known as ElDewrito were forced to halt development of the project after being contacted by Microsoft and Halo developer 343 Industries over possible violations of Microsoft’s intellectual property.ĮlDewrito is built off of a free-to-play PC title based on Halo 3 that was being developed for Russian markets, but was abandoned after a 2015 beta.
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