💻 Technology May 15, 2026 · Kyle Orland

Bill to block publishers from killing online games advances in California

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Bill to block publishers from killing online games advances in California
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A bill focused on maintaining long-term playable access to online games has passed out of the California Assembly's appropriations committee, setting up a floor vote by the full legislative body. The advancement is a major win for Stop Killing Games' grassroots game preservation movement and comes over the objections of industry lobbyists at the Entertainment Software Association.
California's Protect Our Games Act, as currently written, would require digital game publishers who cut off support

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