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California bill pushing to keep games playable after server shutdowns passes key hurdle, paving way for full assembly vote
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California bill pushing to keep games playable after server shutdowns passes key hurdle, paving way for full assembly vote

Rock Paper Shotgun·Mark Warren·18 days ago
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It's still got some steps to go before being written into law, but that hasn't stopped the Stop Killing Games campaign taking an early victory lap Image credit: Ubisoft A Californian bill aimed at game preservation and backed by the Stop Killing Games campaign has been voted through by a state committee focused on the fiscal cost of proposed legislation - thereby taking a key step closer to becoming a proper law. The bill, as we've previously reported would require that studios either take action to keep games running after server shutterings, or provide full refunds if it passes in its current form, and faces opposition from the Entertainment Software Association. The bill, known as AB 1921 , faced its third state government committee hearing yesterday, May 14th. This one saw it put before the California State Assembly's Committee on Appropriations , whose specific job is to review bills "with any fiscal impact to the state government".…

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