A relatively short Roundup this week as I’m busy behind the scenes, which is also why you get an intro instead of bullet points: It’s a bit of a grim week for the industry as the fallout from Xbox’s massive layoffs and restructuring continues to settle. Plus, PlayStation blowback continues apace, with it receiving constant …
Stop Killing Games Wins Key California Battle Against the ESA The Stop Killing Games movement has secured a significant victory in California after lawmakers rejected major objections from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) against the proposed Protect Our Games Act. The ESA opposed the bill by claiming players purchase licenses rather than true ownership of …
Commodore Unveils New Internet-Less Phone for $500 Ever since Chris Simpson, aka Perifractic, officially took over Commodore last year, he’s been upfront about how he wants to use the past to look to the future. While the first official, new, Commodore product was a new C64 that works like an old one, Simpson’s latest idea …
In a move that’s only surprising on the surface, Sony has announced that it will cease to make physical discs for PlayStation games starting in January 2028. This news also follows an announcement from Sony that it will discontinue the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita in select markets this year, with a global …
PlayStation Backlash Continues Let’s be honest: Sony ending physical discs in less than two years from now is the biggest news that dropped this week, and the backlash has only intensified. Some have spoken out against it, whereas others decided to hold steady in the name of game (or code) preservation. I asked Lost In …
Gaming Culture Is International Nov. 3 saw UK Parliament debate the current Stop Killing Games (SKG) initiative, after a petition successfully received almost 190,000 signatures. Around 20 Members of Parliament were present, with Labour MP Ben Goldsborough leading the charge. The debate lasted for an hour, with a lot of politicians sticking up for gamer …
1047 Games Made a Splash With Splitgate On its release in May 2019, it married FPS multiplayer action with game-changing portals and drew players in. However, after 1047 Games shuttered the sequel in July this year, players were concerned about the future of the original game. Now, the studio has announced it’s shutting down Splitgate …
OPINION – Unless you’ve been stuck in an ARPG farming loop or had your senses muted by a stroke-inducing FPS, there’s a lot going on in the world of gaming right now. And it needs to be addressed post haste or we’ll all end up playing watered down games for a limited amount of time …
The EU petition for Stop Killing Games (SKG) closes to signatures on July 31, but there’s now another possible option supporters can sign, and it’s open until Oct. 9. The Digital Fairness Act is an EU initiative aimed at tackling unethical techniques and unfair commercial practices, and is something the SKG leader Ross Scott has …
The EU is becoming an unlikely battlefield as a divisive consumer rights movement has started ripping the video game industry apart. Hundreds of millions of gamers will be affected by the outcome of the upcoming war, which has already claimed its first victim and shows no signs of taking prisoners. Stop Killing Games (SKG) was …
The Stop Killing Games initiative aims to, in a nutshell, change the law so that video games are sold with end of life support. Too many studios and publishers now sell video games as a limited-time (though unstated) license and not an actual product, and even if a game comes on physical media there’s rarely …
DoesItPlay? is a games preservation organization that started in 2019, and came to prominence by highlighting the hidden issue of PlayStation’s “CBOMB” – a technical issue that could render older disc-based games completely unplayable. It most recently partnered with Lost in Cult for that company’s Editions range of games, which highlights cult favorites and ensures, …
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