Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 1 July 2026.

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California Protect Our Games Act fails in committee

  • The Protect Our Games Act failed to pass the Business, Professions and Economic Development committee, with four state senators voting in favor, three against and four abstaining
  • The Stop Killing Games campaign is "seriously looking" at backing similar legislation at the federal level
  • As part of the hearing, ESA’s VP of State Government Affairs, Jennifer Gibbons, claimed that Minecraft private servers are illegal and are akin to a black market for video-games
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