97% of early Stop Killing Games petition signatures validated as per new report
The Stop Killing Games campaign has reached another key point. Organizers recently announced they collected about 1.45 million signatures by the end of July, and early checks show around 97% of these are valid. This puts the campaign in a strong position for the next step: official verification by authorities. If approved, the petition will be handed to the European Commission to decide what action to take.
The verification process is expected to take about three months. The campaign team is preparing for legislative outreach to lawmakers and working to counter misinformation and lobbying efforts from the games industry. Some longtime contributors, including founder Ross Scott, have stepped back, with new people taking over the campaign’s daily work. The team further added that this transition is already producing solid results.
For reference, the campaign began in 2024 after Ubisoft shut down "The Crew," shutting access to purchased online games. The campaign demands that game companies provide ways to continue playing after official support ends, such as offline modes or private servers. The primary goal is to protect players’ ownership rights and prevent video games from disappearing, especially since the cost of video game purchases (and production) is going up year by year. Public support helped the campaign surpass the 1 million signature mark needed to trigger a formal review by the European Commission.
The campaign also encourages supporters to stay engaged through their official channels on Reddit, Discord, Mastodon, and Twitter for updates. The next months will be extremely important as lawmakers will consider whether to introduce new rules guaranteeing access to games players have bought.
