A Game Is More Than Its Download
When a game disappears from a storefront, the loss is bigger than an executable file. Manuals, patches, servers, controllers, play habits, and the communities around them are part of what a game was.
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The CRT Comeback: Why Obsolete TVs Are Worth Money Again
A Sony Trinitron that sold for nothing at a garage sale in 2010 now fetches hundreds. Retro gamers, artists and engineers rediscovered what flat panels quietly gave up: zero lag, true blacks and motion that does not smear.
The Video Game Preservation Crisis: When Delisting Erases History — And Why the Industry's Fixes Aren't Working
Over 1,500 games delisted in 2025 alone. Licensing expires, servers shut down, storefronts close — and unlike film or music, games have no library of Congress, no mandatory deposit, no legal framework for preservation. The 2026 DMCA exemption helps, but it's a band-aid on a structural wound.