Most people just skim through or don't even bother reading terms of service agreements, but Amazon decided to bring some life to its rules for its new video game engine.
Amazon's open-source game engine Lumberyard allows developers to create software, audio-visual works and video games for both PC and consoles. As explained in the terms of service, the tools should not be used for "life-critical or safety-critical systems," further stating that the code cannot be used for medical equipment, driverless cars, airplanes, nuclear facilities, manned spacecraft or military use.
However, these regulations will be thrown out the window when the zombie apocalypse hits.
"This restriction will not apply in the event of the occurrence (certified by the United States Centers for Disease Control or successor body) of a widespread viral infection transmitted via bites or contact with bodily fluids that causes human corpses to reanimate and seek to consume living human flesh, blood, brain or nerve tissue and is likely to result in the fall of organized civilization," Amazon writes in 57.10 in its terms of service.
Of course, the CDC would have to first declare a zombie outbreak, and chances are the only flesh eaters developers will come in contact with are in their video games. Still, Amazon found a way to splatter a bit of humor in its bone-dry text.
(Photo : Amazon) Woodland sample from the Legacy Game Sample (CryEngine GameSDK), which contains all the code for a first-person shooter game, including complex animated characters, vehicles and game AI.
Released for free on Monday, Lumberyard is integrated with Amazon's cloud services, so developers looking to host their games online will have to use Amazon's servers or their own. The video game engine is also integrated with the company's live video game streaming site Twitch, where developers can take advantage of Twitch ChatPlay, which allows Twitch viewers to chat in the game in real time.
Source: IGN
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