The Games Industry Won't Preserve Its History
Games are fun, and that's why the US Government won't treat them like any other artform worthy of study. At least, until the games industry says that won't risk their profits.

Games are fun, and that's why the US Government won't treat them like any other artform worthy of study. At least, until the games industry says that won't risk their profits.
Today we go through everything Nintendo said (and didn't say) as part of the reveal of the Switch 2.
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Takedowns for a popular mod sparked a weekend of chaos for Baldur's Gate 3 fans, and it all appears to have been Wizards of the Coast's fault.