It's not a speedrun, but the Stop Killing Games movement is absolutely chaining together W's right now. According to PC Gamer, a game preservation bill has successfully passed a California State Assembly vote, marking another major milestone for the campaign that's been fighting to stop publishers from nuking their games into oblivion.
Think of it like clearing the first dungeon in a long RPG. The Assembly vote is done, the checkpoint is saved, and now the bill respawns in the California State Senate for the next round of political combat. Not exactly a quick-time event, but progress is progress.
Why this actually matters
For the uninitiated, the Stop Killing Games movement exists because publishers have a nasty habit of pulling the plug on online-dependent games and rendering them completely unplayable - not just delisted, but straight-up deleted from existence. Your paid copy? Gone. Your save data? Gone. Your will to trust live-service games ever again? Also gone.
The movement has been gaining serious traction across multiple regions, and California throwing its considerable legislative weight behind the cause is no small thing. The Golden State has a history of setting legal precedents that ripple far beyond its borders, so a win here could be the kind of buff that changes the entire meta for game preservation globally.
The grind continues
Before anyone pops the champagne and starts a victory lap, it's worth remembering this is still a multi-stage quest. The California State Senate now has to pick up the controller and carry the run - and legislative chambers have a nasty habit of introducing surprise difficulty spikes, unexpected patches, and the occasional game-breaking bug in the form of lobbying.
Still, the momentum is real. Between growing public awareness, petition signatures stacking up like XP, and now actual legislative movement in one of the world's largest economies, Stop Killing Games is starting to look less like a passion project and more like a genuine threat to the status quo publishers have enjoyed for years.
Keep your eyes on the California State Senate. This run isn't over - but for the first time in a while, it's actually looking like a winnable fight.
