The Battle for Digital Memory: How Library Pioneers and Legal Victories Are Rescuing Video Games From Oblivion
Executive Overview As the video game industry marches steadily toward an all-digital future, a quiet yet catastrophic crisis looms over cultural heritage: the potential erasure of an entire generation of interactive media. While blockbuster franchises like Halo or Call of Duty may remain accessible through corporate storefronts—albeit modified or degraded over time—thousands of indie titles,…