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===Protect Our Games Act===

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Protect Our Games Act or Pog Act is a proposed California law, AB1921<ref>{{Cite_web |author=LegiScan, Chris Ward |date=12 February 2026 |title=CA AB1921 2025-2026 Regular Session |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB1921/2025 |url-status=live |website=LegiScan}}</ref>, introduced by Chris Ward and backed by '''SKG''', that aims to establish consumer protections for purchases of video games with functionalities that depends on online services. The bill would be added to the California Business and Professions Code and would apply to digital games that are made available for purchase starting from 1st January 2027.

===Industry push back===

On 14 May 2026 the bill passed with 11 Ayes, 2 Nays and 2 Absent votes.{{Citation needed}}

== Industry push back ==

On 4 July 2025, one day after the campaign reached 1,000,000 signatures, [[Video Games Europe]], an industry lobby group, released an statement on Stop Killing Games<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Statement on Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/news/statement-on-stop-killing-games/ |website=Videogames Europe |date=4 Jul 2025 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704203228/https://www.videogameseurope.eu/news/statement-on-stop-killing-games/ |archive-date=4 Jul 2025}}</ref> on their website and published a five-page position paper<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Why providing continued support do not work for all games |url=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VGE-Position-Discontinuation-of-Support-to-Online-Games-04072025.pdf |website=Videogames Europe |date=4 Jul 2025 |access-date=9 Jul 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704232256/https://www.videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VGE-Position-Discontinuation-of-Support-to-Online-Games-04072025.pdf |archive-date=4 Jul 2025}}</ref> against the campaign where it outlined perceived problems seen by the industry even though some of those perceived problems were already clarified by the lengthy FAQ section provided by the campaign.

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On 16 April 2026, members of the Stop Killing Games movement had a public hearing with the European Parliament Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author= European Parliament |title= Stop destroying video games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSla5vfGi3A |website=YouTube |date=16 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |format=Video}}</ref>

On an undisclosed date, the [[Entertainment Software Association]] [ESA] filed a comment against the [[Protect Our Games Act]]<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |title=The Industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games! (again) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1t9ne7c/the_industry_is_lobbying_against_stop_killing/ ~~|website=Reddit |date=11 May 2026~~ |url-status=live }}</ref>~~. The POG Act, referred as CA AB1921, is a California Assembly bill text to regulate games as part of the California legislature.~~ Despite the ~~attempt of~~ push-back ~~from the industry~~, the bill passed on 14 May 2026.

On an undisclosed date, the [[Entertainment Software Association]] (ESA) filed a comment against the Protect Our Games Act.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=11 May 2026 |title=The Industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games! (again) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1t9ne7c/the_industry_is_lobbying_against_stop_killing/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite the push-back, the bill passed on 14 May 2026.

==Video game preservation==

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 ===Protect Our Games Act===
-<!-- A summary should be made and the rest moved to its own article. -Sojourna -->
+{{Main|Protect Our Games Act}}
-{{Excerpt|Protect Our Games Act}}
+Protect Our Games Act or Pog Act is a proposed California law, AB1921<ref>{{Cite_web |author=LegiScan, Chris Ward |date=12 February 2026 |title=CA AB1921 2025-2026 Regular Session |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB1921/2025 |url-status=live |website=LegiScan}}</ref>, introduced by Chris Ward and backed by '''SKG''', that aims to establish consumer protections for purchases of video games with functionalities that depends on online services. The bill would be added to the California Business and Professions Code and would apply to digital games that are made available for purchase starting from 1st January 2027.
-===Industry push back===
+On 14 May 2026 the bill passed with 11 Ayes, 2 Nays and 2 Absent votes.{{Citation needed}}
+== Industry push back ==
 On 4 July 2025, one day after the campaign reached 1,000,000 signatures, [[Video Games Europe]], an industry lobby group, released an statement on Stop Killing Games<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Statement on Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/news/statement-on-stop-killing-games/ |website=Videogames Europe |date=4 Jul 2025 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704203228/https://www.videogameseurope.eu/news/statement-on-stop-killing-games/ |archive-date=4 Jul 2025}}</ref> on their website and published a five-page position paper<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Why providing continued support do not work for all games |url=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VGE-Position-Discontinuation-of-Support-to-Online-Games-04072025.pdf |website=Videogames Europe |date=4 Jul 2025 |access-date=9 Jul 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704232256/https://www.videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VGE-Position-Discontinuation-of-Support-to-Online-Games-04072025.pdf |archive-date=4 Jul 2025}}</ref> against the campaign where it outlined perceived problems seen by the industry even though some of those perceived problems were already clarified by the lengthy FAQ section provided by the campaign.
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 On 16 April 2026, members of the Stop Killing Games movement had a public hearing with the European Parliament Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author= European Parliament |title= Stop destroying video games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSla5vfGi3A |website=YouTube |date=16 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |format=Video}}</ref>
-On an undisclosed date, the [[Entertainment Software Association]] [ESA] filed a comment against the [[Protect Our Games Act]]<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |title=The Industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games! (again) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1t9ne7c/the_industry_is_lobbying_against_stop_killing/ |website=Reddit |date=11 May 2026 |url-status=live }}</ref>. The POG Act, referred as CA AB1921, is a California Assembly bill text to regulate games as part of the California legislature. Despite the attempt of push-back from the industry, the bill passed on 14 May 2026.
+On an undisclosed date, the [[Entertainment Software Association]] (ESA) filed a comment against the Protect Our Games Act.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=11 May 2026 |title=The Industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games! (again) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1t9ne7c/the_industry_is_lobbying_against_stop_killing/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite the push-back, the bill passed on 14 May 2026.
 ==Video game preservation==