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Beyond Denuvo: What's REALLY Killing Gaming's Past?

September 01, 2025 • rorytha & RaNDoMPandA • Season 1 • Episode 126

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🎮 STOP KILLING GAMES! Game Preservation, Emulation Wars & Ubisoft's Digital Guillotine 🔥

From dusty cartridges to disappearing digital libraries—this video dives deep into the chaotic state of game preservation and the corporate crusade against it. Are games art? Should they be treated like films, books, and music? We say yes—and we’ve got receipts.

💾 Topics Covered:
- Why retro games and physical media still matter
- The ugly truth about digital ownership and backing up your games
- Ubisoft’s EULA madness: They can delete your purchase if told to?!
- Nintendo vs Emulation: Who’s really protecting history?
- The heroes: Internet Archive, Video Game History Foundation, Game Preservation Society
- Roblox’s age-gating update—a step toward adult content or just more confusion?
- Steam users hit by OSA in the UK—what it means for your profile and age verification
- No More Room in Hell 2 delays and what’s cooking in the 1.0 release
- Metal Gear Solid Delta devs hope Kojima notices their love letter
- Light No Fire and the wild evolution of the No Man’s Sky engine

💡 Whether you're a collector, a preservationist, or just tired of corporations treating games like disposable DLC packs—this one’s for you.

📢 Join the conversation: Should games be archived like classic films? Is emulation the future or a legal minefield? And seriously—can we stop pretending digital purchases are “yours”?

#GamePreservation #UbisoftControversy #NintendoEmulation #DigitalOwnership #RetroGaming #MetalGearSolidDelta #NoMoreRoomInHell2 #LightNoFire #NoMansSky #SteamUK #GamingNews #GamingRights #StopKillingGames
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