Stop Killing Games

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[EU/UK] Stop Killing Games:

The consumer movement to stop game publishers from destroying older games with kill switches.

The goal is to reach 1 million signatures in the EU so that the european parliament will respond to the initiative that then leads to regulation that requires end-of-life plans for games to stay playable.

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UK Final Day 14/7/2025

EU Final Day: 31/7/2025.

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European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims 'These proposals would curtail developer choice" (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

In other news, thieves hate regulation against theft.

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

Oh no, I feel so bad that it would remove their choice to steal from their customers. Moving on.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Looks like corpo is going to lie as much as possible to keep destroying your games for extra profit.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 day ago

Yes, reducing choice is what the laws are made for. This is not necessarily a bad thing.