Oh history what a brilliant thing you are - especially when you stop being history and become the present again. It's rare but it does happen. Take for example, Doom 3.Sure, it's an old game. But now it's source code is to be made public. So
tweeted id Software's John Carmac.
In fact the very quote itself is, "doom 3 source is packaged and tested, we are waiting on final lawyer clearance for release."
So there you go.