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"Piracy is the only extant form of media preservation": Sony killing discs just proved video game historians correct, and I worry about what's next

Sony's announcement of an end to physical discs for PlayStation has caused quite an uproar, and the frustration from video game historians is palpable. We're now entering a time when piracy is the only way to actually keep games around, despite a lot of work from major institutions, and that's…

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'They refuse to offer a meaningful alternative': Game preservation leader agrees that piracy is the only preservation option for a discless future

'They refuse to offer a meaningful alternative': Game preservation leader agrees that piracy is the only preservation option for a discless future

The future of preservation is, as usual, on the PC.

Copyright trolling kept evidence of Japanese cult classic Cookie's Bustle offline, until now

Copyright trolling kept evidence of Japanese cult classic Cookie's Bustle offline, until now

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"An aggressive copyright troll" spent years abusing DMCAs to turn a bizarre Japanese PC game into lost media, until "they f***ed with" preservation-focused historians with a legal team

"If we care about video games as art and as cultural history, we need to stand up for our legal right to document out-of-print orphan games, and to confront the copyright trolls who stand in the way"

'Lost' Sega Channel games spark peak '90s nostalgia

Discover a missing part of the history of retro gaming.

Massive two-year project recovers 144 previously undumped Sega Genesis game ROMs from the mid-1990s — lost Garfield and Flintstones games among the notable finds

A massive, multi-year project to recover Sega Channel games from the mid 1990s has been a resounding success, with many exclusives saved.

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One of the first ever American videogame magazines is now available online for free

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Video Game History Foundation Unveils Digital Library To Help Study Games

Video Game History Foundation Unveils Digital Library To Help Study Games

The Video Game History Foundation opened access to a digital library that helps users study and research video games throughout history.

What video game ephemera tell us about ourselves

What video game ephemera tell us about ourselves

Ahead of a new digital archive of video game history, I got to thinking about how the games, magazines and other material says as much about the player as the games themselves

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Scans for the memories: why old games magazines are a vital source of cultural history – and nostalgia

Scans for the memories: why old games magazines are a vital source of cultural history – and nostalgia

As the Video Game History Foundation opens a new digitised archive, what can titles like Crash, Mega, Edge and GamesMaster tell us about the early days of gaming?

The Guardian - UK

The Video Game History Foundation launches its digital library later this month, providing access to over 1,500 videogame magazines and 'never-before-seen game development materials'

The Video Game History Foundation launches its digital library later this month, providing access to over 1,500 videogame magazines and 'never-before-seen game development materials'

US copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemption

US copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemption

The Video Game History Foundation had proposed rule changes that would make it easier for researchers and archivist to legally access old games.

Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation

Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation

"This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"

YouTuber's wild $20k quest to preserve the Nintendo eShop could be the only legal way to save game history, and that sucks

YouTuber's wild $20k quest to preserve the Nintendo eShop could be the only legal way to save game history, and that sucks

We shouldn't have needed The Completionist's absurd mission to save the 3DS and Wii U libraries in the first place

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