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Monday 19 October 2026

Power To The Players Act aims to let gamers own their games

US Rep Ritchie Torres wants buying a game to mean owning it, with offline modes before servers close. GameStop's boss says let's talk.

Wren Solace Monday 19 October 2026, open calendar5 min read

Photo: US House of Representatives / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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When you hit buy on a digital game, what do you actually get? A New York congressman says the answer should be the game itself, and his idea has spent the weekend racing around the gaming world.

Official portrait of US Representative Ritchie Torres of New York in front of the US flag — Photo: US House of Representatives / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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Wren Solace Monday 19 October 2026 at 4:20 pm Adelaide, open calendar5 min read

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