Hello, and welcome back to The Game Business Micro.
It’s likely to be a tough week for the industry with news of job cuts set to take place this week. We will, of course, be across it. And we hope for the best for everyone involved.
Today, we are not talking about that. Instead, we will dive into the Stop Killing Games campaign, which is the consumer battle over the right to play premium online games after they’ve been discontinued.
Plus, Amazon hires a publishing veteran, and IO Interactive seeks a new partner for Project Fantasy.
Let’s dive in.
Publishers score another win against popular game protection campaign
In Brief: A US bill designed to stop premium online games being shut down and made unplayable in the future, has failed to pass a senate vote. The Protect Our Games Act, which was proposed by California Assemblyman Chris Ward, had made it through the California State Assembly, but has fallen at the next hurdle. The consumer campaign Stop Killing Games has vowed to try again with more funding.
