"Stop Killing Games: The Battle to Preserve Online Gaming"

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YouTuber Ross Scott launches "Stop Killing Games" campaign to pressure publishers to stop making titles unplayable after shutting down servers, highlighting the legal gray area and lack of clear laws regarding the issue. The campaign aims to convince authorities to examine the legality of this practice and hold AAA publishers accountable, petitioning multiple governments including France's DGCCRF, with plans for the UK, Canada, and Australia. The campaign addresses the frustration of gamers and the legal disclaimers, hoping to bring an end to this practice.
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- "Stop Killing Games" is a new campaign to prevent publishers from taking their titles offline TechSpot
- Gamers seek legal win that would stop developers from rendering online games unplayable: 'It is an assault on both consumer rights and preservation of media' PC Gamer
- Ubisoft At The Center Of A Fight To Stop Online Game Shutdowns Kotaku
- Stop Killing Games hopes to petition regulators to stop developers from shutting down games Rock Paper Shotgun
- Stop Killing Games aims to mount political and legal challenges to games going offline Eurogamer.net
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