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Blue Reflection Quartet and the Effort of Preserving Multimedia Projects
Blue Reflection Quartet's release prompts a discussion on preserving multimedia game franchises, particularly service games like Blue Reflection: Sun which have ended their service. The collection includes remade versions of the mobile game and an in-engine recap of the anime Blue Reflection: Ray, raising questions about what constitutes true preservation versus adaptation.
A Forgotten Elder Scrolls Game Is Shutting Down Soon
Bethesda Game Studios' free-to-play spin-off, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, will cease operations on June 30, rendering the game inaccessible. The mobile and Nintendo Switch title, released in 2019, will see all in-game store items available for a single currency before servers go offline. This shutdown follows the closure of The Elder Scrolls Legends and joins a trend of service games ending their run.
