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"Stop Killing Games" petition reaches 1.2 million signatures

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Ubisoft EULA demanding consumers destroy delisted games adds fuel to Stop Killing Games movement

21 hours ago

By Adam Corsetti

This is the ultimate rebuke of studios killing their online games

16 hours ago

By Austin Manchester

GamesIndustry.biz

Stop Killing Games EU petition tops 1.2m signatories, prompting response from Video Games Europe

16 hours ago

By Vikki Blake

European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims the proposal 'would curtail developer choice'

3 days ago

By Stevie Bonifield

'Stop Killing Games' Comes Roaring Back After YouTube Drama And Now Industry Lobbying Groups Are Pushing Back

20 hours ago

By Ethan Gach

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What is the stop killing games campaign?

The Stop Killing Games movement “seeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher,” according to its initiative page.

This is the ultimate rebuke of studios killing their online games

Who is pirate software?

Pirate Software is a Twitch streamer and game developer whose indie RPG Heartbound has been available in early access since 2018. Recent years have seen Pirate Software focus on streaming alongside game development and other ventures.

Pirate Software Swatted and Sent 'Thousands' of Death Threats

Why is pirate software against stop killing games?

Pirate Software seemingly opposes the Stop Killing Games petition for three main reasons: 1) He believes its demands aren't feasible for every game, 2) it could discourage developers from creating live-service games, and 3) the petition's vague wording seems to require "all games" to remain playable, which Thor argues ...

Why Pirate Software Isn't a Fan of the Stop Killing Games Petition

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The Stop Killing Games initiative has hit a major milestone, but the fight's just begun

2 days ago

By Jackson Chen

Ubisoft isn't the only studio that orders you to destroy your games once support ends

Yesterday

By Josh Coulson

Stop Killing Games' proposals for game preservation "prohibitively expensive", major publishers insist

Yesterday

By Matt Wales

The Express Tribune

Pirate Software responds after ‘Stop Killing Games’ petition passes one million signatures

2 days ago

“Have fun”: Pirate Software fires back after Billy Mitchell says “Pirate Software will be sued”

19 hours ago

Info Petite Nation

The Stop Killing Games Petition: A Call for Change in Gaming

21 hours ago

"It Will Have A Chilling Effect On Game Design" - EU Group Responds To 'Stop Killing Games'

3 hours ago

By Ollie Reynolds

AAA Publishers Speak Out Against the Stop Killing Games Initiative

Yesterday

By Theodore Mckenzie

Lobbying Group Says Stop Killing Games' Petition Would Make Games "Prohibitively Expensive To Create"

20 hours ago

By Oisin Kuhnke

Ubisoft's EULA Is The Perfect Advertisement For Stop Killing Games

2 days ago

Game developer PirateSoftware compares Stop Killing Games movement to Kony 2012

18 hours ago

Rock Paper Shotgun

Stop Killing Games' proposals would make online-only games "prohibitively expensive to create", argue EU lobby group

21 hours ago

By Mark Warren

Ubisoft Makes Unpopular Changes to EULA

11 hours ago

Have you heard? Pirate Software leaves Ludwig’s company while Lilly Singh’s movie gets distribution

5 days ago

By Sam Gutelle

Stop Killing Games Petition Tops 1.2M Signatures As Publishers Voice Opposition

17 hours ago

Stop killing games hits 1,000,000 signatures but there's still one major concern

Yesterday

By Rebekah Jordan

How The Crew Ignited the Stop Killing Games Movement

5 days ago

Stop Killing Games: Why the Gaming Industry Needs to Change

6 days ago

International Business Times UK

'Stop Killing Games' Movement Explained And Why PewDiePie Endorsed It

6 days ago

Sports Illustrated

Pirate Software Leaves Off Brand Games as Stop Killing Games Reaches Goal

5 days ago

Stop Killing Games: 1 Million Voices Say ‘No’ To Vanishing Online-Only Video Games

3 days ago

‘Stop Killing Games’ Initiative Marks 721K Signatures Ahead of 31st July Deadline

7 days ago

Stop Killing Games petition passes threshold for a UK parliament debate

5 days ago

The Stop Killing Games movement fights to save video games from being shut down

4 days ago

By Taras Mishchenko

Bounding Into Comics

'Stop Killing Games' EU Petition Surpasses 1 Million Signatures, Seeks More To Offset Invalid Submissions

2 days ago

By Ryan Pearson

clownfishtv.com

Stop Killing Games Needs to STOP, Says European Video Game Trade Association

3 days ago

1 million gamers sign petition making it illegal to 'kill' multiplayer games

4 days ago

By Olly Smith

Business Standard

'Stop Killing Games' petition gets over a million signatures: What is it

1 hour ago

By Aashish Kumar Shrivastava

What is The Stop Killing Games Controversy? Ross Scott Movement Explained

6 days ago

By Josh Challies

“Thousands of death threats”: Pirate Software quits Offbrand Games over Stop Killing Games controversy

3 days ago

What Is the "Stop Killing Games" Petition? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

3 days ago

By Anna Versai

Stop Killing Games Reaches 1 Million Signatures as Players Continue Fight for Game Preservation

4 days ago

By Michael Cripe

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'

5 days ago

By Andy Chalk

Pirate Software claims being made “the villain” boosted petition’s momentum as Stop Killing Games hits 1

Yesterday

“Thousands of death threats”: Pirate Software quits Offbrand Games over Stop Killing Games controversy

3 days ago

Stop Killing Games Finally Reaches One Million Signature Milestone, But There's A Pretty Big Catch

5 days ago

By Joshua Robertson

Rock Paper Shotgun

Stop Killing Games' EU petition hits a million signatures, but "a significant number" could be fake

4 days ago

By Mark Warren

Video Games Europe Pushes Back Against Popular "Stop Killing Games" Initiative

15 hours ago

What Is Going on with Pirate Software and Stop Killing Games?

6 days ago

The Express Tribune

Ubisoft's new EULA requires gamers to 'destroy' all copies of outdated games

5 hours ago

The Stop Killing Games Petition Soars Past 900,000 Signatures

5 days ago

By Theodore Mckenzie

Video Games Chronicle

EU lobby group says law forcing developers to support online games would make them ‘too expensive’

Yesterday

By Jordan Middler

The 'Stop Killing Games' Petition Achieves 1 Million Signatures Goal

5 days ago

By Andrew Highton

Track How Many People Have Signed the Stop Killing Games Petition

3 days ago

“Sign the petition”: PewDiePie backs controversial Stop Killing Games movement as petition nears deadline

6 days ago

Windows Central

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

5 days ago

Game Publisher Group Says Stop Killing Games Movement's Proposals Would 'Curtail Developer Choice'

2 days ago

European Gaming Industry Lobby Responds to Stop Killing Games

3 days ago

By John Papadopoulos

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