California bill to preserve online games fails committee vote

California's Protect Our Games Act Fails Senate Vote, But "Next Time We Will Be Ready"

The Stop Killing Games movement just got hit with a loss, as the Protect Our Games Act fails a Senate vote. The act, which was proposed by California Assemblyman Chris Ward, was put to a vote last month, where it won with 43-16. The next step was getting sent to the State Senate. Though in a Reddit post, it was confirmed that the bill lost. “The vote was 4 yes, 3 no, with the rest abstaining.” Stop Killing Games Movement The Crew 2 (2018), Ubiso…

California bill to preserve online games fails committee vote

At least for this session, the Stop Killing Games campaign has hit a wall in the California Senate.

ESA VP calls Minecraft Community Servers “illegal,” which is an impressively stupid thing to say in an industry full of impressively stupid things already

There is a serious version of the Stop Killing Games debate. There are genuine questions around how long publishers should be expected to support server-connected games, what happens when licensed content expires, whether community servers are a practical option for every online title, and where consumer rights sit in a world where “buying” a digital game often means licensing access to it. That debate deserves better than this nonsense. PCGames…

Stop Killing Games Suffers a Painful Blow as California Game Preservation Bill Stalls

One of the Stop Killing Games movement’s most important American initiatives has hit a wall in California. Assembly Bill 1921, known as the Protect Our Games Act, had already passed the State Assembly, but it failed to secure the affirmative votes needed in a key Senate committee. The proposal has not disappeared completely because reconsideration was granted, yet this is still a major setback for a movement fighting to stop paid games from beco…

Jennifer Gibbons Calls Community Game Servers "illegal" At June 29 Hearing

NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News - Better Sport News By Jerry Hugh \” The comment occurred during a debate over the Protect Our Games act (AB 1921), a bill introduced by Assemblyman Chris Ward designed to preserve access to video games after official support ends. The hearing has sparked significant debate within the gaming industry, particularly as the ESA equated th…