A U.S. congressman wants to change how we legally “own” video games. Rep. Ritchie Torres has announced plans to introduce the Power To The Players Act, a bill that would direct the FTC to create rules protecting consumers who buy video games. The proposal would give players three basic rights: >The right to own the games they purchase, rather than simply receiving a revocable license >The right to keep playing games after online servers are shut down, through an offline mode >The right to transfer or resell games they own Torres argues that if a company can take a game away simply by shutting down its servers, then the consumer didn’t really buy the game in the first place. Torres also hopes the legislation could eventually establish a precedent for ownership rights across other parts of the digital economy: “If you pay for it, you own it.”

BLACK (2006) is now playable on modern PCs through a community-made recompilation of the original Xbox version. The project brings the classic shooter to Windows with a range of modern improvements: >4K and higher resolutions >Up to 120 FPS >Native keyboard and mouse support >Adjustable FOV >Antialiasing >Anisotropic filtering >Ambient occlusion >Modern graphics options >Support for modern PC hardware and displays This is an unofficial community project, not an EA release. You’ll need your own original game files to use it. github.com/portingpete/Black…