Game Preservation

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GOG Adds Downloadable 3D Big-Box Scans and Printable Templates

The company says native GLB models and flat PDF/SVG/AI art let owners recreate original PC game boxes at home as a form of preservation.

Hideki Kamiya Says Preservation Should Come Before Format as PlayStation Phases Out Discs

Long-Lost Pokémon DS Cartridge Appears on eBay

Open-Source Emulator Runs 75% of PS3 Library

Brazil Lawmakers File Bill Inspired by Stop Killing Games to Protect Players

SNK Announces Art of Fighting 3 R for PC

California Assembly Approves Bill to Force Publishers to Preserve or Refund Paid Online Games

California Assembly Approves Bill Requiring Refunds or Offline Access When Games Lose Servers

Playmaji Sets May Launch for $199 Polymega Remix USB Add-On for PC Retro Games

Stop Killing Games Presses EU After Mixed Commission Meeting

Myrient, Major Community Game Archive, to Shut Down March 31

Collector Says Ultra-Rare 1999 Tsukihime Demo Shattered During U.S. Customs Inspection

GOG Chief Warns Preservation Mandates Could Curb New Games After Anthem Shutdown

Video Game History Foundation Recovers and Publishes 144 Sega Channel ROMs

PlayStation Architect Mark Cerny Calls Original Pikmin a 'Transformative' Game

Atari To Delist Original System Shock 2 From Steam on Oct. 10, Bundling It With the Remaster

Volunteer Project Completes Preservation of All 54 iPod Clickwheel Games

Japan’s National Library Rejects Switch 2 Game‑Key Cards From Preservation

Namco’s Rare 1996 Aqua Jet Lands on Home Consoles via Arcade Archives

Obsidian Commits to Preserve Grounded 1 as Sequel Enters Early Access