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"Stop Killing Games has actually changed the timeline": As EU petition comes to successful close, founder says "unending overtime" has him ready to "take a break for the next 10 years," but he's sticking around until it's done

"You know that life-draining machine from The Princess Bride? Yeah, I feel like I might have had a round or two on that"

GamesRadar

Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader dev Owlcat comes out swinging in support of Stop Killing Games: 'Every player deserves lasting access to what they’ve paid for'

Which, in fairness, is pretty easy for an old-school CRPG dev to say.

PC Gamer

Pathfinder and Warhammer CRPG studio declares support for Stop Killing Games: "Every player deserves lasting access to what they've paid for"

We're closing in on the final days of Stop Killing Games' EU petition with 1.4 million signatures in tow

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'There's a strong desire on our side to make sure that our games are preserved': Obsidian promises your Grounded 1 save files won't be compost after Grounded 2 comes out

It's "no commentary on the Stop Killing Games stuff", though.

PC Gamer

Stop Killing Games is facing a complaint in the EU that uses nonsense logic to accuse the movement's founder of failing to disclose financial contributions he never made: 'It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you'

I don't think that's how any of this works.

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Stop Killing Games accused of "systematic concealment" of financial contributions because its figurehead spent too many hours volunteering to promote the campaign

"We've been doing this by the book, guys"

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Stop Killing Games' EU initiative hits 1.4 million signatures—and if at least 1 million are valid, it's off to the European Commission

Hot dog, they've only gone and done it.

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Ubisoft CEO responds to the Stop Killing Games petition, stating the publisher is 'working on' improving its approach to end-of-life support, but that 'nothing is eternal'

"Obviously support for all games cannot last forever."

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Ubisoft CEO addresses Stop Killing Games after overseeing the deaths of The Crew and XDefiant: "Support for all games cannot last forever"

"Clearly this is a far-reaching issue, and we're working on it"

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Prominent European politician agrees that "a game, once sold, belongs to the customer, not the company" as Stop Killing Games faces resistance from European publishing group saying its demands aren't "proportionate"

Nicolae Ștefănuță says he will "continue to help" those behind Stop Killing Games

GamesRadar

'A game, once sold, belongs to the customer': Prominent EU politician stands up for Stop Killing Games

Nicolae Ștefănuță, a Vice President of the EU Parliament, signed the Stop Killing Games petition.

PC Gamer

If gaming publishing lobbyists are rallying against Stop Killing Games, then it must be doing something right

The lobbyists' reaction to SKG proves its merit.

Destructoid

Stop Killing Games has crossed its threshold—but can it really make a dent in the AAA industry?

The European Citizen's Initiative has made tremendous strides, but trouble keeps brewing.

Destructoid

The big "Stop Killing Games" petition just hit 1 million signatures — in partial thanks to one dev who tried to kill it

#StopKillingGames completed its goal despite one prominent developer opposing the movement.

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Stop Killing Games surges past its goals, but a possible signature spoofing campaign could cause trouble: 'This is not a Change.org petition. This is a government process'

Initiative founder Ross Scott says he's "in a complete fog" about how many signatures the Stop Killing Games petitions really have.

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Stop Killing Games reaches its 1 million signature goal after a desperate month where it seemed doomed to fail, but it's looking for more because "there's a chance a significant number of them aren't real"

"We have to keep signing in overdrive mode to make up for them!"

International Business Times UK

What Is The 'Stop Killing Games' Movement And Why Is PewDiePie Endorsing It?

A new movement advocating for digital game ownership has been endorsed by PewDiePie, giving it the traction it needs to be taken seriously by EU and UK governments.

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The 'Stop Killing Games' initiative is close to its final deadline, and after that, its leader is understandably done: 'Either the frog hops out of the pot, or it's dead'

"Companies just started taking away your purchases, nobody stopped them, and it slowly got normalised."

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2024 was the year gamers really started pushing back on the erosion of game ownership

Talk about getting owned.

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After 10 years, Ubisoft's always-online racing game The Crew has snowballed into a massive consumer rights campaign that's now looking for 1 million EU signatures

The Stop Killing Games campaign has its "biggest and most ambitious chance" yet

PC Gamer

UK government responds to Stop Killing Games petition, and it's not good: 'There is no requirement in UK law' that forces companies to support old software

It's not the end of the line, but it has to be discouraging.

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