As California forces stores to admit you don't own digital games, GOG reminds PC gamers you can keep DRM-free games: "Your gaming legacy is always in your hands"
While pretty much every digital storefront says you're "purchasing" your games, the nasty little secret is that you're only ever buying a license to access any given title. Most stores reserve the right to revoke that license if they so choose,
California’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying it
We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately. “When the law comes into effect next year,
California signs a law that will make digital game stores fess up about your lack of ownership of what you're buying
From 2025 in California, digital stores will have to be honest about whether you're really buying the content, or merely access to a license to it.
Buying digital games means you're just purchasing a license, California will force storefronts to admit
California will soon require storefronts to make clear that purchasing digital content, including games, movies and music, does not mean you actually own it. As of next year, Californian customers will be informed that buying a game on Steam,
New California law means digital stores can’t imply you’re buying a game when you’re merely licensing it
The law will go into effect next year
Amazon’s new free MMORPG hits impressive Steam peak during $40 early access
Throne and Liberty, Amazon Games' latest MMORPG, has hit Steam, and the player count is racking up before the game's even ...
Weekend PC Game Deals: Tokyo Game Show specials, Jurassic bundles, and more
This weekend's PC game deals include bundles full of Myst and Jurassic Park building titles, an indie freebie to claim, a ...
Xbox, PlayStation and PC fans download free sneak peek at one of 2024’s biggest games
WE’RE in the busiest part of the year for gamers, as the biggest games launch at the same time in the run up to the holidays.
Pokemon inspired deckbuilder Isle of Swaps hits Steam with free demo
Isle of Swaps is a new deckbuilding roguelike that iterates on Pokemon's trading card game adding in refreshing new gameplay ...
Epic Games Store New Free Game Has a 97% Approval Rating With PC Gamers
The new free Epic Games Store game was released back in 2022 by developer Albune and publisher Armor Game Studios. On Metacritic the game has an 82, a very solid score, but according to user reviews, ...
New PC Mod Removes
Updated: 09/27/2024, 10:55 4.m. ET: On September 25, the person who created this God of War mod pulled it from Nexus Mods. The site admins contacted the user behind the PSN removal mod and confirmed ...
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New CAPTCHA Attack Targets Users Looking for Pirated PC Games
The fake security test is designed to manipulate users into downloading and installing the password-looting Lumma Stealer ...
RTS classics StarCraft, StarCraft II make their way to PC Game Pass
It's already free to play both StarCraft and StarCraft II 's multiplayer modes on PC. This move to Game Pass will make the ...
PC Gamer at Tokyo Game Show 2024 Day 1 report: PC gaming on the rise and a strong indie game showing
Issues delivered straight to your door or device TGS 2024 has been a good one for PC gamers. Following the death of E3, which ...
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One Piece: Bounty Rush Appears on PC via Steam
Bandai Namco and Shueisha announced that they have released a new PC version of One Piece: Bounty Rush. It is available to ...
Final Fantasy 16 has problems on PC — but this free mod fixes them
Final Fantasy 16 isn't off to the best start on PC, but a free mod is already fixing several problems with the PC port.
Charming puzzle platformer The Spirit and the Mouse is free to keep forever
Charming story-driven puzzle game The Spirit and the Mouse is free on the Epic Games Store right now and has some great Steam ...