In real life, I work with relics of the past. I preserve little bits of history so that future folks know what life today was like. Sometimes, it’s tough, especially on the days when the “future” feels so bleak that I see nothing but a Fallout-esque future. Other times, it feels like the best job…
Tag: video game preservation
‘Stop Killing Games’ Launches Preservation Campaign
PC Gamer reports that, in response to Ubisoft’s recent shutdown of The Crew, an organization by the name of “Stop Killing Games” has launched a campaign pushing game preservation. Specifically, they are urging gamers around the world to sign petitions and send them to their respective governments, urging them to look into rendering games inoperable.
[Revisited] – There Should Be a Legal Path to ROMs
I’m still out and about, so here’s one more Revisited post for you all, one I think is still relevant. With tons of games getting shutdown and digital becoming ever more prevalent, we really need a legal way to preserve games for the future. Otherwise, gaming very well might just lose its past.
There Should Be a Legal Path to ROMs
Nintendo been in the news again lately, this time for getting another ROM site to take down all their ROMs under threat of legal penalties. I’ve been kind of split on this issue for a long time. One one hand, all game companies are well within their rights to defend their IP, but I’m not…
VIRTUAL BASTION 