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NBA 2K25 Servers Close December 31, Ending MyCAREER
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Game Coverage, News

NBA 2K25 Servers Close December 31, Ending MyCAREER

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NBA 2K25’s servers will close on December 31, 2026, taking its MyCAREER mode offline under 2K’s announced retirement plan. That means the basketball game will lose its single-player...

NBA 2K25 will lose its single-player career and MyTEAM when servers close, while existing owners retain downloads and several offline modes.

Ultima Creator Richard Garriott Says Copyrights Will Return in 2027
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News, Studios & Publishers

Ultima Creator Richard Garriott Says Copyrights Will Return in 2027

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Ultima creator Richard Garriott says he will regain copyrights to his original work in 2027, potentially giving him a route to reissue older games and develop new projects...

Richard Garriott says he expects to reclaim Ultima copyrights from EA next year, opening the door to reissues and sequels while trademark questions remain.

Stop Killing Games Campaign Pushes Preservation Debate Into Politics
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Gaming Industry, News

Stop Killing Games Campaign Pushes Preservation Debate Into Politics

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The Stop Killing Games campaign is gaining fresh attention as activists push for stronger protections against publishers shutting down online games without playable alternatives. The movement grew after...

The Stop Killing Games campaign is pushing video game preservation into politics as activists seek protections for online games after server shutdowns.

Stop Killing Games Campaign Pushes Preservation Debate Into Politics
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Stop Killing Games Campaign Pushes Preservation Debate Into Politics

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The Stop Killing Games campaign is pushing the game preservation debate further into politics. Activists want stronger protections for players when publishers shut down online games that depend...

The Stop Killing Games campaign is pushing video game preservation into politics as activists seek stronger rules around online shutdowns.

Emulator
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Emulator

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An emulator is software or hardware that imitates the functions of a different computing system. In gaming, it can let a modern PC, phone, console, or preservation setup...

An emulator reproduces another system’s behavior so its software can run on different hardware.

Backward Compatibility
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Backward Compatibility

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A backward-compatible console, operating system, or service can run software created for an older version of that platform. Support may come from compatible hardware, emulation, translated system calls,...

Backward compatibility lets newer hardware or software run games made for an earlier platform generation.