GOG adds official mod support, offering one-click installs for select games
"Mods aren't just fan content, they're part of how games survive"
Game preservation articles
Original Fallout source code survived thanks to "rogue" Interplay co-founder
Original team was told to destroy all records, but thankfully overlooked Mac porting team
Original Fallout creator was ordered to destroy source code, then Interplay lost its official archive
Archives should always have redundancies
Video Game History Foundation releases trove of game dev documents, magazines, and more
Searchable archived documents and never-before-seen development materials available for free
Study finds cracking protections in 712 vintage games took 628 years
Research highlights challenges of circumventing obsolete game security
Blizzard delists Warcraft RTS games, but GOG promises owners to preserve their purchases
Customers can still buy the bundle until December 13
US Copyright Office denies DMCA exemption, deals blow to video game preservation efforts
Preservationists can try again in 2027 when the DMCA is up for review
GOG games can be inherited upon death, but you'll need a court order
Digital ownership remains a largely unregulated matter, even for DRM-free products
Microsoft is thinking about Xbox game preservation, leaked emails show
New Xbox boss is working to retain past and current Xbox games for future players