Posted 4/5/2024, 2:12:00 PM
YouTuber Launches Stop Killing Games Campaign to Make Game Publishers Keep Titles Playable
- YouTuber Ross Scott launched "Stop Killing Games" campaign to prevent publishers from making games unplayable
- Aims to pressure authorities to examine legality and pass laws against shutting down playable games
- Petitioning regulators in France, UK, Canada, Australia, EU to investigate as servers for The Crew game were shut down
- Publishers can currently render games unplayable after a few years under terms that let them turn servers off
- Campaign hopes to bring attention to this issue and challenge whether these terms hold up legally