The mobile version and the PC version were almost certainly developed by separate teams using common assets. Then you have porting and localization teams who need the source to develop and release versions in other languages or for use on other devices. In addition to the developers (of which there are almost certainly dozens if not hundreds), the artists and designers need access to the source repository so they can check in assets like 3D models, animation sequences and AI scripts which need to be available to the compiler when it comes time to test a new build (all of that stuff gets compiled along with the code into a single release). Nobody has access to just "some" of the code. And what does "meaningful" mean? In order to verify your changes before checking source back into the repository, you need to compile the code.
I promise you hundreds of people have direct access to the source. Who the fuck do you think is writing the code? Do you think development teams are made up of 3 people? Plarium employs 1,500 people across eight development studios. I doubt 5% of employees ever saw a line of code that was meaningful. I've literally worked in software design and development for 18 years including 7 years producing and designing mobile games, but you do you Poindexter.
I tossed out most of what you said after that. Lol at you thinking just working for the company gives you access to their code.
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