Considering that it's basically a ruse to get people to buy the GOG compilation releases, and that the games in question really should be freeware by now, it makes a bit of sense.Darth_Dude said:
Sierra Fan Site Bounces Back From Activision's Cease-and-Desist
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Andy Chalk said:
In all seriousness, Activision isn't dumb enough to miss an opportunity for free advertisement. Especially when someone else has done all the work already.
"Activision proposed to officially authorize Sarien.net to publish the first game of any series in its multiplayer HTML5 form. As it may generate interest in also playing the games' successors..."