Game Preservation Denied, Black Ops 6 Reactions, BioWare’s Comeback, + More!

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COPYRIGHTS AND COPYWRONGS

US Feds say you can't check out old video games like books

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/24279657/us-copyright-dmca-exception-extension-denied-remote-access

Final rule denied the request https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24563.pdf

Video game libraries lost appeal to emulate physical game collections online

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/copyright-office-libraries-cant-share-remotely-emulated-versions-of-physical-games/

Worried about free gaming loophole that could harm classic game re-release market https://lmg.gg/8YILZ (Ars Technica)

DMCA request specifies users must NOT be just wanting to game https://lmg.gg/Sthn4 (The Verge)

87% of games published in the US are out of print https://gamehistory.org/87percent/

Kendra Albert, who brought the argument, points out testimony of re-release publishers who said it would NOT affect their market https://bsky.app/profile/kendraserra.bsky.social/post/3l7e3mgc3da2i

Register also said emulation is associated with piracy, ironically citing a talk by VGHF founder about how that association is wrong https://x.com/frankcifaldi/status/1849870320339124340

Copyright office already allows exceptions for other forms of media AND software https://lmg.gg/IO53x (The Verge)

Exemption wouldn’t have been permanent https://lmg.gg/vbTxu (The Verge)

2010/10

Black Ops 6 reviews are good

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/oct/29/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-review

…if you can play it without crashing https://www.si.com/videogames/news/cod-black-ops-6-steam-reviews-mixed-bugs-crashes-cod-hq-launcher

campaign is “absolutely unhinged, in the best way” https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/10/29/the-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-campaign-is-absolutely-unhinged-in-the-best-way/

Shining jewel is Zombies mode, it’s “2010 again” https://www.gamesradar.com/games/call-of-duty/black-ops-6-zombies-makes-me-feel-like-im-in-2010-again-in-the-best-way-possible/

The new Call of Duty Zombies mode is bananas: players are going bowling, turning into superheroes, and crafting jet guns

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/call-of-duty/black-ops-6-zombies-mode-is-bananas/

Bowling easter egg, you get to bowl zombies https://youtu.be/RLb8tmSQBZ4?t=74

Mixed online reviews tho https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-sits-on-mixed-steam-user-score-as-players-report-performance-issues

Nuketown is BACK https://x.com/Treyarch/status/1850996367256404477

IT’S BEEN A DRAGON AGE

Dragon Age: The Veilguard reviews

https://www.ign.com/articles/dragon-age-the-veilguard-review

Metascore of 84 https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-age-the-veilguard/

Larian Director of Publishing Michael Douse gives a positive review, compares it to “a well-made, character driven, binge-worthy Netflix series” with good combat https://x.com/Cromwelp/status/1850949592667590700

BioWare needs the win https://lmg.gg/2pPtE (Bloomberg)

Bioware says new Mass Effect will have “a mature tone and photorealistic visuals”

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bioware-says-new-mass-effect-will-have-a-mature-tone-and-photorealistic-visuals/

Franchise director’s tweet about tone https://x.com/GambleMike/status/1851091873584308332

QUICK BITS

CRASH OF THE CONCORD

Concord officially dead, first broken by Jason Schreier

https://x.com/jasonschreier/status/1851318988489248986

Internal email from Hermen Holst, CEO of SIE’s Studio Business Group https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-update-from-playstation-studios/

“After much thought, we have determined the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio.” https://lmg.gg/8UEtF (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

A MARATHON OF WAITING

Bungie gives first update on Marathon in over a year, say almost no new details

https://insider-gaming.com/bungie-gives-official-update-on-status-of-marathon/

Developer update video https://youtu.be/r8WgMQuPwRE

Spends at least a minute (0:48-1:48) of 9 minute video defining what an extraction shooter is

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bungie-seek-to-reassure-everyone-that-marathon-is-still-alive-by-saying-almost-nothing-about-it

Top comment sums it up

BATTLE PASS FOR ALL

Epic Games streamlining its battle passes so you progress all of them at once

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24282075/fortnite-streamlining-battle-passes-music-lego-festival

https://wccftech.com/all-passes-in-fortnite-to-progress-simultaneously-by-earning-xp-coming-december-1/

https://www.fortnite.com/news/coming-soon-progress-your-fortnite-passes-by-playing-any-experience

BRO MAN’S SKY

No Man’s Sky dev personally fixes player’s 611 hour save file

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/no-mans-sky-dev-fixed-one-fans-611-hour-save-because-when-a-player-has-put-that-much-into-our-game-it-deserves-the-engineering-fix/

Engine and platform engineer’s Twitter post https://x.com/Griff_/status/1849907505742348651

https://www.thegamer.com/no-mans-sky-dev-hello-games-saves-broken-611-hour-save-file/

MAPS? YEAH YEAH NO

The Day Before studio is up to its old tricks, asking people to design maps for free in a contest whose lucky winner will get their work in a game, a free copy, and no money whatsoever

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-day-before-studio-is-up-to-its-old-tricks-asking-people-to-design-maps-for-free-in-a-contest-whose-lucky-winner-will-get-their-work-in-a-game-a-free-copy-and-no-money-whatsoever/

Original report https://www.thegamer.com/the-day-before-asking-community-to-work-on-their-new-game/

Announced on Discord https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2024/10/fntastic-competition.png