Germany's Largest Video Game Archive to Close After Funding Expires
Germany's largest video game preservation archive, the Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS), is shutting down due to a lack of public funding support. The ICS began in 2019 as a joint effort between the Computer Games Museum Berlin and the Entertainment Software Self-Regulation body, but its funding from the Berlin Senate and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media expired in April. The closure puts the digital archive in peril, marking a significant loss for video game preservation efforts in Germany.
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The decision to close came due to a 'lack of necessary public support'
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