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Let's keep it ๐ฏ: Seinen anime is where it's at right now. I know shonen and isekai still run things, but I'm telling y'all: Watch. More. Seinen. Anime.
Yup. Outsourcing your control and decision making to a Slop Slot Machine is why AI doesnโt make sense in the Arts. Whatever it spits out, you canโt explain why you โchoseโ that detail, because you didnโt choose anything.
You know there's something that must be said about a game studio needing to use AI for ideation purposes on a remake, as if the ideation wasn't already done 20 years ago and you're just adapting it.
Huge win for gamers and consumer rights!
The California State Assembly just passed AB 1921, the Protect Our Games Act.
It passed on the floor by a vote of 43 to 16.
The bill would force video game companies to give players a heads-up before they shut down the servers for a game.
It would also make them provide a way for people to keep playing afterward, like adding offline mode or letting community servers take over.
Quick recap of what the bill does:
>60-day advance notice before any server shutdown or major service change that would make a game unplayable in its โordinary use.โ
>Companies must then provide a workable solution so players can keep playing, usually an offline mode/patch, community server support, or (in some cases) a full refund.
>Applies to digital games first sold or substantially re-released in California after January 1, 2027.
>Does not affect subscription games, free-to-play titles, or games that are already permanently offline/single-player.
>Enforceable by the Attorney General or district attorneys.
In short: If you buy a game, you should still be able to play it even after the company moves on.
No more โpurchaseโ turning into a rental that expires when the servers die.