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Re:Old games magazines are a source of cultural history and ... by doesnt_know on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @04:19PM (#42858167)
There won’t be any except whatever is output from some llm and it will be unverifiable.

The specific context of video game history comes up now and then in “indie game journalist” scenes like aftermath. Games journalism in particular has gone through a consolidation and with it comes the destruction of archives both physical and digital.

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Re:Old games magazines are a source of cultural history and ... by bluescrn on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @04:22PM (#42858208)
With modern games no longer playable once the servers go offline, the only recorded history of the modern era of gaming will soon be on the hard drives of YouTube and Twitch servers. For as long as that survives.
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Re:Old games magazines are a source of cultural history and ... by lopis on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @06:45AM (#42863862)
Related to games becoming unplayable, we're trying to stop that: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
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