Hacker News
- Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't own your games https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steams-new-disclaimer-reminds-everyone-that-you-dont-actually-own-your-games-gog-moves-in-for-the-killshot-its-offline-installers-cannot-be-taken-away-from-you/ 76 comments
Linking pages
- Baldur's Gate 3 publishing chief calls out Ubisoft's 'broken strategy': If gamers need to get used to not owning games, 'developers must get used to not having jobs' | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/baldurs-gate-3-publishing-chief-calls-out-ubisofts-broken-strategy-if-gamers-need-to-get-used-to-not-owning-games-developers-must-get-used-to-not-having-jobs/ 192 comments
- 2024 was the year gamers really started pushing back on the erosion of game ownership | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/2024-was-the-year-gamers-really-started-pushing-back-on-the-erosion-of-game-ownership/ 3 comments
Linked pages
- AI in games might've just proven itself useful for a change—Activision claims Call of Duty's seen a 43% drop in 'disruptive voice chat' since the start of the year thanks to its robo-snitch | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/games/call-of-duty/ai-in-games-mightve-just-proven-itself-useful-for-a-change-activision-claims-call-of-dutys-seen-a-43-percent-drop-in-disruptive-voice-chat-since-the-start-of-the-year-thanks-to-its-robo-snitch/ 443 comments
- Ubisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership is | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/ubisoft-is-stripping-peoples-licences-for-the-crew-weeks-after-its-shutdown-nearly-squandering-hopes-of-private-servers-and-acting-as-a-stark-reminder-of-how-volatile-digital-ownership-is/ 125 comments
- New California law inspired by Ubisoft and Sony requires retailers to warn consumers that the digital games they buy can be taken away at any time | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/new-california-law-inspired-by-ubisoft-and-sony-requires-retailers-to-warn-consumers-that-the-digital-games-they-buy-can-be-taken-away-at-any-time/ 107 comments
- Best RAM for gaming in 2024: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/best-ram-for-gaming/ 0 comments