. Stop killing games The initiative has reached a key 1 million signatures in her pursuit of video games for decades, but her fight is not over yet.
The self -proclaimed consumer movement increased yesterday, July 3, strengthening its status of an impressive petition in the history of games and movement that has a lot of gas in the tank. All this is in the name of the protection of video games that players love – and even those they do not have – because the industry is constantly marching towards the digital future.
Many games that we buy today are built to just stop working when the publisher pulls out the plug. He must stop. If you are an EU citizen, consider signing #stopkillinggames initiative. https://t.co/vlyiexcpnh pic.twitter.com/nstusfygrl
– Pat_ (@Pat8_8) July 2, 2025
Since then, the channels in social media have been filled with the reactions of supporters praising the operation, which can aid save multiplayer and one -off games for future generations. While players get to the internet to celebrate, a spokesman and organizer Ross Scott claims that achieving 1 million signatures is good news, but far from victory.
“OK, The Breaking News: The initiative of European citizens exceeded 1 million signatures – except that no” – said Scott in Video update sent yesterday. “It will kill morale, but two things are happening here. We first knew it is coming. Every time someone makes a mistake, when he signs the initiative, their signature is annulled. This means that we need more signatures to make up for all errors.”
This is an crucial variable in the equation on the road to 1 million justified games of games, and considering is only one disadvantage. The second includes reports that Scott received in relation to fabricated signatures that can artificially fill the progress of the initiative.
“First of all, I want to say that this is not a petition of change.org,” adds Scott. “This is a government process. Supportable signatures are a crime. Please do not do it. They will be checked later by the EU commission, and I suppose that the false will be transferred to Europol or Interpol and continue.”
Anyone who made a mistake, whether he is sure if he has already signed the EU initiative, you can contact the official spokesman (Daniel Ondruska), and he can direct you how to reach the EU to solve it. His contact is on the page under “More information”https://t.co/epnntdr85u
– Cursed Farms (@ACCursedfarms) July 4, 2025
To take into account a significant number of invalid signatures of killing games, the initiative changed its perfect goal as 1.4 million signatures. At the time of the publication of this story, Stop Killing Games reached 1.07 million support before the end date of July 31.
“Yes, it is sucking,” Scott continued. “We will simply disappear, unless we can find out what safe numbers are. Sorry that this is not a great celebration of victory. Instead, it is simply tense and tense and will probably harm the morale of signing people.”
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Scott, which created the contents of games through his own Cursed farms YouTube channel for over a decade, fired Stop killing games in April 2024 as a direct response to Ubisoft decision to close the popular racing game in the open world, crew. The movement aims to create a wave effect that can shake the industry in maintaining online games after players lost their interest.
Means everything from the crew to Agreement Can theoretically remain online, to enjoy the initiative, will gather a sufficient number of public complaints for the European Commission to adopt the law of consumer rights. Perfect, players could see service and multiplayer titles, such as the Hymn BioWare, which was given closing schedule Only yesterday could he continue in some form if the publisher decides to support the setting sun. Success can also mean single -player games that rely on online components, such as death or Dark Souls, can also remain intact.
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I know that Anthem became a snack, but this is another example of one that seems to have a nice -looking world. I was interested in trying this and maintaining low expectations. Another example of why SKG is needed so much.https://t.co/fdsq0zsp8k
– Cursed Farms (@ACCursedfarms) July 3, 2025
Stop killing games, wants to save the art in which programmers pour their hearts, protecting consumers who prefer to access games for which they have already paid, and this is a move that hundreds of thousands of players already support. However, after promising launch last year, the initiative tried to maintain the support needed to squeeze into the eyes that had to see him.
Stop killing the chances of a successful campaign, it became so tragic that Scott even went to publish a film entitled “End stop killing games“Last week. In an hourly explanatory element, Scott mentioned the lack of exposure as one main reason for the lack of support. However, it was Hail Mary, whose initiative is needed, as significant? JacksetyeIN Penquinz0/CR1TikalIN LudwigAnd more quickly spoke their support with their own films.
During weeks, since Scott shared his fears, stop killing games, won hundreds of thousands of signatures, which caused a solid part of over 1 million names related to today’s movement. Success remains uncertain, even if Scott is able to reach this magic of 1.4 million, with even greater uncertainty on the other side of this position. Despite this, as Scott pointed out on the Stop Killing Games website, he feels bullish about the future of game protection if the goal of the signature is achieved.
“If we manage to adopt a signature threshold,” says Scott, “There is a very strong chance that the European Commission will adopt a new law that will both protect the rights of consumers to preserve video games that customers bought and behavior efforts.
If the word gets to a sufficient number of people interested, players could see a bit of a return to days, when buying the game came certainly that it would be possible to play, regardless of interference after launching. We will have all updates here in IGN, but in the meantime you can read our report from the premiere of Stop Killing Games. You can also check Other goals stop killing matches, they managed to achieve Last year. You can also find out Like the digital store PC Store GOG does its role when it comes to protecting the game.
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