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70% of games that require internet get destroyed
Volunteers from the Stop Killing Games movement looked at over 700 games requiring internet to see how many are playable after support ends. The results are bad.
Link to the games wiki:
https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/wiki/Dead_game_list
Link to the European…
Link to the games wiki:
https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/wiki/Dead_game_list
Link to the European…
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Stop Killing Games founder's speech from yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXcogLmxnJw
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Stop Killing Games law is now going to be voted for in California. ESA (video game companies lobbying group) tried to put it down and failed.
If the law will be applied (and it's getting traction among ones who will vote), all new games available in California will have to either introduce a valid offline mode, provide a solution for user-hosted servers, or refund every single customer in case of closure.
It will be illegal to sell or monetize games 60 days before servers shutdown. And the warning about that should be announced clearly at least 60 days prior the closure.
ESA insists it's impossible due to security reasons (anticheat systems, commercial modules which can't be shared or sublicensed, and so on).
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If the law will be applied (and it's getting traction among ones who will vote), all new games available in California will have to either introduce a valid offline mode, provide a solution for user-hosted servers, or refund every single customer in case of closure.
It will be illegal to sell or monetize games 60 days before servers shutdown. And the warning about that should be announced clearly at least 60 days prior the closure.
ESA insists it's impossible due to security reasons (anticheat systems, commercial modules which can't be shared or sublicensed, and so on).
#Laws@GameDEV
#StopKillingGames@GameDEV
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Stop Killing Games law is now going to be voted for in California. ESA (video game companies lobbying group) tried to put it down and failed. If the law will be applied (and it's getting traction among ones who will vote), all new games available in California…
After the initial approval, California State Assembly fully passed AB 1921 (a huge win for Stop Killing Games):
All new games available in California will have to either introduce a valid offline mode, provide a solution for user-hosted servers, or refund every single customer in case of closure.
It will be illegal to sell or monetize games 60 days before servers shutdown. And the warning about that should be announced clearly at least 60 days prior the closure.
Bill does not apply to free-to-play games, subscription-based titles, or existing offline single-player games. So, publishers are left with some options to phase out.
#Laws@GameDEV
#StopKillingGames@GameDEV
All new games available in California will have to either introduce a valid offline mode, provide a solution for user-hosted servers, or refund every single customer in case of closure.
It will be illegal to sell or monetize games 60 days before servers shutdown. And the warning about that should be announced clearly at least 60 days prior the closure.
Bill does not apply to free-to-play games, subscription-based titles, or existing offline single-player games. So, publishers are left with some options to phase out.
#Laws@GameDEV
#StopKillingGames@GameDEV
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Entertainment Software Association is getting more and more ridiculous during Stop Killing Games hearings by the way. Guess who isn't in these? Valve! Guess who is in all of these lobbying groups? Epic Games.
Oh, it's better to see for yourselves! Meet Jennifer Gibbons, VP of the Entertainment Software Association:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgmtdeBIZ2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgmtdeBIZ2s
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Minecraft private servers are illegal, according to the ESA.
Yes you heard right. Minutes ago, in front of the California Committee, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) declared that private Minecraft servers are illegal.
Source: https://www.senate.ca.gov/media/senate-business-professions-and-economic-development…
Source: https://www.senate.ca.gov/media/senate-business-professions-and-economic-development…
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