Stop Killing Games campaign aims to prevent publishers taking titles offline

It has become common for games to become unplayable due to publishers taking servers offline. Just a few days ago, Ubisoft shut down the servers of a popular racing game called The Crew. Shortly after that, YouTuber Ross Scott, also known for his channel called Accursed Farms, launched a campaign to fight this practice.

Called Stop Killing Games, it's a joint effort by gamers to highlight how publishers and developers are releasing titles that become inoperable after the official support ends. As the official website describes, this practice lies in a legal gray area. That is, the practice has become common because most governments don't have explicit laws against it.

However, with this campaign, Scott wants to convince the right authorities and make them look into the legality of making games sold to the customers unplayable at one point. The initiative hopes to put an end to the practice that represents "an assault on both consumer rights and preservation of media."

Taking The Crew as an example, the game reportedly had at least a 12 million player base when Ubisoft took it down. This action by a major game company marked the right time for a campaign like Stop Killing Games to hold publishers accountable.

Currently, the campaign focuses on putting pressure on France's Directorate General For Competition to look into the matter. However, gamers from Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom will soon be able to sign petitions in an effort to make the respective governments investigate the issue.

Scott plans to put the Stop Killing Games campaign in effect in the European Union too. But "due to processing times," it could get delayed. You can learn more about the initiative and how Scott plans to put it into action by watching the video attached below.

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