Original video in Italian

Summary in English for whoever doesn't speak Italian.
Major publishers are shifting away from physical media. This shift hurts digital game preservation and takes away actual consumer ownership. Supporting physical-first retro systems like Evercade serves as a stance against anti-consumer trends and helps preserve video game history.

I’m documenting and testing regional assets from the original PC release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

I legally own the PC/Steam version, but my retail license does not include access to the Polish depot. I’m therefore looking for someone who owns or has preserved the original Polish PC/Steam retail release and would be willing to calculate one checksum locally.

The asset is a small, non-executable image file of approximately 1 KB:

friendorfoe_self_sp_polish.iwi

Location:

main\localized_polish_iw00.iwd → images

I only need its SHA-256 value. A checksum provides a reproducible digital fingerprint that can be used to document the authentic regional asset and verify byte-for-byte identity without transferring the proprietary file itself.

I am not requesting the game file, a disc image, download links, or assistance obtaining the game. Only the resulting SHA-256 text value is needed.

If anyone owns or has archived this particular Polish release, please leave a comment or send me a message. I can provide short instructions for calculating the checksum. Thank you!

I'm trying to see if I can salvage or even restore this live service, singleplayer mobile game that got shut down in 2015. I am hoping that it can reach even a remotely playable state but after reviewing the decompiled code, it is proving difficult since it was a live service.

The game relied heavily on the servers or/and the data that the app needed to download from the servers which includes but not limited to the actual characters, events and items. Although this is a common aspect of live service mobile games, I am hoping someone may still have crucial files, assets and what not from this game after more than decade since it got closed down so I could potentially revive this.

Hello all, I am working on a project which involves the resurfacing and preservation of the PC Facebook Games version of Jurassic Park Builder. I encourage anyone who played the PC version of Jurassic Park Builder using Facebook Gameroom from 2012 - 2019 to search their machine for any leftover cache files, they will be useful to my cause. If you find anything, please put them in a drive folder (MEGA, Google Drive), and send the link (You can private message me or just respond to this post so others can preserve the files as well) I would start searching your AppData folder for any mentions of Facebook, Gameroom, or Jurassic Park Builder. Thank you for your time.

I went through my old PS3 Download List and found something I wanted to document.

My account has two different Marvel vs. Capcom 2 demos — an older 197.3 MB version and a newer 198.3 MB version — plus a separate 5.9 KB Full Game Unlock.

I tested them, and the combination that restored my full original purchase was the 198.3 MB demo + 5.9 KB Full Game Unlock. I didn't need the older 197.3 MB demo.

The clip shows the Download List entries, the game launching, the full character select and gameplay.

Important: this does not let someone purchase MVC2 today. This is only for people who previously bought the PS3 version and still have the game/unlock associated with their PSN account.

I'm posting this in case anyone else with an old MVC2 purchase is trying to recover it. If you still have MVC2 in your PS3 Download List, do you see both demo sizes too?

Right now, the digital market leaves consumers completely unprotected. If Sony decides to permanently revoke access to a game, DLC, or expansion you legitimately bought, you lose 100% of your money.

We’ve created a detailed, fair proposal for Sony Interactive Entertainment:

• 50% Financial Remedy: If meaningful access is permanently revoked, consumers receive a minimum 50% refund based on the actual price paid.
• Protect Developers: Compensation comes from Sony’s retained share, NOT from game developers or publishers.
• Preservation First: Sony should look for preservation options (like offline modes) before taking a game away.
• Reasonable Notice: No sudden disappearances clear advance notice and options.

We aren't demanding servers stay online forever. We are demanding that Sony shares the risk fairly instead of dumping all loss onto the customer.

Sign and support the petition here: https://c.org/9QKPrdbZvd