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California bill to preserve playable online games fails senate committee vote

A California legislative proposal backed by the Stop Killing Games campaign, which would have required publishers to either provide offline-playable versions of games or issue full refunds when shutting down online servers, failed to advance past a state senate committee vote. The bill fell short by only three votes.

First seen Jun 30 ago2 sources covering

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What we know

  • The bill would have mandated publishers provide offline-playable versions when discontinuing online servers or issue full refunds to players
  • The Stop Killing Games campaign supported the legislation as a consumer protection measure
  • The proposal failed to secure enough votes to pass the senate committee
  • The vote margin was narrow, with the bill falling three votes short of passage