accursedfarms.comDead Game News: California halfway tries to label video gamesAccursed Farms2024-10-01 | News going over California's new bill to require lack of ownership of digital media (including video games) to be labeled that's kind of a mess + a small victory of the stop killing games campaign.
Link to California bill mentioned: https://t.co/GO4vv8QGDS
Link to European Citizens' Initiative: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
stopkillinggames.comVideochat September 2024Accursed Farms2024-09-23 | Here's the September videochat. There are a few announcements towards the start, then just the usual rambling. More normal videos in the near-ish future.
accursedfarms.comGiant FAQ on The European Initiative to Stop Destroying Games!Accursed Farms2024-08-10 | Here is a giant Video FAQ on all the biggest questions I've seen on the European Citizens' Initiative, part of the push behind the Stop Killing Games campaign. I tried to go over almost everything. This is long and kind of dry and is just meant for people who want more information on what it's about. For everyone else who can, go sign the initiative!
0:00 Intro 1:53 Concept 1 - Always ask "What's the alternative?" 3:17 Concept 2 - This is mostly about future games 4:03 Concept 3 - It's impossible to save games with disruption 4:56 Concept 4 - The ECI if not final law 5:11 Will this be retroactive? 5:20 Isn't this too vague? 8:18 Doesn't this go too far? 10:21 Do all features need to work? 11:20 Do servers need to run forever? 11:37 What about games that don't require online access on shutdown? 11:51 Are developers involved? 12:26 What options will developers of online games have? 15:27 What do developers need to change for future games? 15:46 What about subscription games? 16:23 Won't this cause games to go subscription-only? 17:49 Isn't it unreasonable to own a service? 23:38 Won't gaming get worse due to government? 24:20 Why not stop buying online games instead? 25:29 Don't EULAs allow games being destroyed? 26:03 What about free games? 26:33 Doesn't this violate developer rights? 27:20 Will everyone get games for free when they shutdown? 27:44 What about people banned from games? 28:11 Won't this make cheating rampant in games? 28:53 What if players try to sabotage a game to get an end-of-life build? 29:44 What about console games? 30:36 What about mobile games? 30:54 How long would companies need to host end-of-life plans? 31:04 Won't companies stop making MMOs / live service games? 32:10 Wouldn't this be a security risk? 32:47 Is this for single player or multiplayer? 33:40 Would devs need to convert multiplayer games to single player? 34:27 Wouldn't better labeling fix the problem? 35:13 How will this be enforced? 35:31 Why not petition companies instead? 35:58 What version of a game would devs need to release? 36:25 Won't games get more expensive? 37:58 What if a company goes bankrupt? 38:27 What if companies create shell companies to go bankrupt? 38:52 What about games too huge to be hosted by customers? 39:56 Don't some games deserve to die? 40:19 How does "The Crew" relate to this? 40:34 What are the chances of this passing? 41:07 Corrections 41:35 end
Link to sign EU initiative: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
Guides on how to sign EU initiative: stopkillinggames.com/eciEuropeans can save gaming! (short version)Accursed Farms2024-08-09 | Short promotion of the European Citizens' Initiative! If passed, it would create new law to prevent publishers from destroying games they have already sold to you. Get EU citizens to sign it!
Link to sign EU initiative: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
Guides on how to sign EU initiative: stopkillinggames.com/eciEuropeans can save gaming!Accursed Farms2024-07-31 | Europeans can save videogames from being destroyed! The European Citizens' Initiative has just launched and represents the biggest and most ambitious chance to create new law to prevent publishers destroying games they have already sold to you. Get EU citizens to sign it!
Link to sign EU initiative: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
Guides on how to sign EU initiative: stopkillinggames.com/eciDead Game News: Response from the European CommissionAccursed Farms2024-06-21 | News going over responses from the EU Commission on the issue of destroying games from members of European Parliament. Also some updates on the campaign towards the end.
0:00 intro 0:27 European Commission 13:06 France 14:09 UK 16:38 Germany 17:27 Canada 17:35 Brazil 17:46 Australia 18:48 What's next
stopkillinggames.comMay updates on campaign to stop game destructionAccursed Farms2024-05-19 | Here are some more updates on the campaign. The Australian petition is ending very soon, there are some new details on the UK petition + consumer action, and there will be a significant announcement on EU law on the 27th, I'll have more details later.
links mentioned: Link to Australian Petition (closes soon) https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6080
stopkillinggames.comDead Games News: Response from UK GovernmentAccursed Farms2024-05-09 | News on what the UK government response means on the issue of game destruction by publishers! It's not all awful, just most of it! Also, some news on how the campaign to end game destruction is going internationally. Relevant links below:
Australian Petition: https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6080
stopkillinggames.comApril updates on campaign to stop game destructionAccursed Farms2024-04-21 | Lots of updates on the campaign! UK petition open! Australia petition probably open soon! Research help wanted! Australian law firm hired! Talking to EU members of Parliament!
stopkillinggames.com #shortsThe largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying gamesAccursed Farms2024-04-02 | Campaign video to stop games from being destroyed! It's being done in a few ways, owners of the game "The Crew" can help especially. There are more worldwide legal options brought up here on what we can do stop this than I think has ever been examined before. Also check out stopkillinggames.com for how to take action directly!
0:00 Background on problem 6:06 General plan on The Crew 9:44 Government Initiatives to stop game destruction 14:16 Website launched to help people take action 16:31 Plan of attack 27:08 Outro
stopkillinggames.comInformal update on campaign to stop games being destroyedAccursed Farms2024-03-17 | Informal videochat discussing some more specifics of the campaign to stop games being destroyed + looking for some volunteer help.
Volunteer help wanted (email Ross): -Any French speaking owners of The Crew with a proof of purchase -Any owners of The Crew with a proof of purchase who is also willing to add their home address to a letter to a consumer agency -EU citizens interested in being organizers or a spokesperson for European Citizens' Initiative to stop games being destroyed -Help with researching instructions for contacting consumer protection agencies for major provinces in Canada -Help researching German consumer protection options for a foreign company -Help with cleaning up instructions + screenshots for better readability
Links mentioned:
French Instructions on mailing Ubisoft (Ross will reimburse you with a receipt): imgur.com/a/WEnkF53
Germany agencies we're unsure which to contact about this (if any): https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/beratung https://www.vzbv.de/ https://www.sammelklagen.de/aktuelles https://www.evz.de/ https://www.bmj.de/DE/themen/wege_zum_recht/verbands_musterfestellungsklage/musterfeststellungsklage/musterfeststellungsklage_artikel.html
accursedfarms.comDead Game News: Early plans for stopping companies from destroying gamesAccursed Farms2024-02-24 | Big update on plans for stopping companies from killing games using The Crew shutdown as a way to take action. Feel free to help and give feedback. Stuff will be happening in April!
0:00 Intro 2:07 Global Plans 13:25 Stuff I can still use help with 14:27 What French owners can do right now 16:25 Stuff other owners can do right now 18:15 USA legal coverage 36:12 Addressing a specific criticism 39:49 Misc. follow-up
accursedfarms.comRosss Game Dungeon: Kabus 22Accursed Farms2023-10-31 | Ross faces Turkish Resident Evil for Halloween in Kabus 22.
accursedfarms.comFreemans Mind 2: Episode 19Accursed Farms2023-10-10 | Follow the thoughts of Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist and survivor. In this episode, Freeman meets the local townsfolk.
accursedfarms.comDiscussion on AI, consciousness, and future of society with Jacy Reese AnthisAccursed Farms2023-06-06 | I had a good discussion with sociologist and statistician Jacy Reese Anthis. I thought this one went really well, we talked about AI, consciousness, reality, some philosophy, and some directions society might be going in general. While we had different outlooks, I think I was able to get some answers I was looking for on AI. I think this chat was a good omen for future ones with people as a side thing I'm doing.
accursedfarms.comDiscussion / debate with AI expert Eliezer YudkowskyAccursed Farms2023-05-04 | An interesting discussion / debate with Eliezer Yudkowsky on whether AI will end humanity. For some, this may be fascinating, frustrating, frightening, spur more curiosity, I have no idea. I feel like we each tried our best to make our case, even if we got lost in the weeds a few times. There's definitely food for thought here either way. Also, I screwed up and the chat text ended up being too tiny, sorry about that.
accursedfarms.comFreemans Mind 2: Episode 18Accursed Farms2023-04-20 | Follow the thoughts of Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist and survivor. In this episode, Freeman tours the neighborhood of Ravenholm.
accursedfarms.comDead Game News: Stadia is shutting downAccursed Farms2022-10-03 | Stadia is shutting down. It's like a movie where the heroes aren't strong enough to stop the villain, but the villain is so incompetent they stop themselves. Contains legendary quotes.
accursedfarms.comDead Game News: Atlus sues fans for preserving their gameAccursed Farms2022-09-30 | The company Atlus is impatient about ushering in gaming dystopia.
accursedfarms.comRosss Game Dungeon: Conquest EarthAccursed Farms2022-09-03 | Ross tries to save the Earth again in Conquest Earth.
accursedfarms.comDead Game News: Ubisoft / Game Journalism Zeitgeist or SomethingAccursed Farms2022-07-15 | Ubisoft kills some more stuff in this episode of unsolved mystery dead game news.
accursedfarms.comRosss Game Dungeon: Mage Knight ApocalypseAccursed Farms2022-06-17 | Ross survives the Mage Knight Apocalypse.
accursedfarms.comFreemans Mind 2: Episode 17Accursed Farms2022-05-12 | Follow the thoughts of Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist and survivor. In this episode, Freeman heads into town.
Donations welcome! I'll make more videos either way. accursedfarms.com/donationsRosss Game Dungeon: The DivisionAccursed Farms2021-12-24 | Ross gets activated for Christmas.
accursedfarms.comFreemans Mind 2: Episode 16Accursed Farms2021-11-05 | Follow the thoughts of Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist and survivor. In this episode, Freeman meets some new colleagues.
Donations welcome! I'll make more videos either way. accursedfarms.com/donationsRosss Game Dungeon: Martian Gothic - UnificationAccursed Farms2021-10-31 | Ross gets all the Mars he can handle in Martian Gothic: Unification.
accursedfarms.comRosss Game Dungeon: Terror TRAX - Track of the VampireAccursed Farms2021-10-26 | Ross tracks some vampires in Terror TRAX: Track of the Vampire.
Additional sound effects by William Reid Volume balancing by Andez MitchellRosss Game Dungeon: The Journeyman ProjectAccursed Farms2021-08-24 | Ross loses track of time in The Journeyman Project.
accursedfarms.comFreemans Mind 2: Episode 15Accursed Farms2021-04-30 | Follow the thoughts of Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist and survivor. In this episode, Freeman decides he's had enough boating for one day.
Donations welcome! I'll make more videos either way. accursedfarms.com/donationsDead Game News: Lawsuit against Apple on digital ownershipAccursed Farms2021-04-24 | A class action lawsuit against Apple is being made on digital ownership. This sounds like it would be a good thing, but the law feels designed to choke us.
accursedfarms.comRosss Game Dungeon: Hellgate LondonAccursed Farms2020-10-30 | Ross goes to Hellgate London, where the tea is always boiling. Happy Halloween!
Correction: On my map, there's a small error where I forgot to number the Hellrifts. It's all still accurate.
accursedfarms.comRosss Game Dungeon: ClansAccursed Farms2020-10-27 | Ross tries to kill a demon or something for Halloween in Clans.
Ross's Game Dungeon: ClansFreemans Mind 2: Episode 14Accursed Farms2020-10-08 | Follow the thoughts of Gordon Freeman, theoretical physicist and survivor. In this episode, Freeman continues along the river, making new friends and saying goodbye to an old one.
Donations welcome! I'll make more videos either way. accursedfarms.com/donationsDead Game News: Godfall lies, PC Gamer repeats itAccursed Farms2020-10-06 | The creators of the game Godfall is trying to redefine words and logic and not in a cool way.