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Stop Killing Games Initiative Gains Momentum as Industry Pushes Back

A growing European movement known as Stop Killing Games is demanding that players retain access to the digital games they purchase—even after publishers pull official support. With over 1.2 million signatures gathered so far, the campaign has garnered widespread attention from gamers and, notably, from the industry itself. YouTuber Ross Scott, better known as Accursed Farms, a vocal supporter of the initiative, sees the industry’s recent pushbac…

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The EU Commission must address the issue of whether manufacturers can simply switch off video games.

·Vienna, Austria
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The "Stop Destroying Videogames" petition is right. At one time video games broke when you launched the controller, now they self-destruct, and you're the pirla who signed the contract without reading it.

·Italy
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Minecraft-Schfer Markus "Notch" Persson has caused a stir with a provocative statement on the "Stop Killing Games" initiative: If the purchase of a game is not a real possession, no piracy is considered theft, the Swede says. (Read more)

Initiatives like Stop Killing Videogames are planted against the closure of servers and games and the abuses of certain companies. We want to continue playing, but we have to demand it.

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ToyNews broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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