Stop Killing Games

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[EU] Stop Killing Games:

The consumer movement to stop game publishers from destroying older games with kill switches after official support ends.

The goal is to reach 1 million signatures so that the european parliament will respond to the petition that then leads to game ownership protections enacted for consumers.


Petition

SKG Website

Mastodon

Discord

List of Actions taken


Progress Tracker:

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Final Day: 31/7/2025.


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Aside from a misleading message at the beginning saying that games are meant to be abandonware. Games should be able to played if you purchased them.

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This is the weekly post about how many signatures have been collected this week for the EU petition on the stop killing games campaign to prevent game publishers from intentionally destroying their games after official support ends.

Sign here:

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

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Webinar featuring the ECI spokesman and the Czech organiser talking about the Stop Killing Games European Citizens' Initiative

Daniel Ondruska and Pavel Zálešák from Stop Destroying Videogames explain how their entirely volunteer-driven campaign has reached nearly half a million signatures without any external funding. They share how they mobilised a global gaming community using Discord, Reddit, and grassroots influencer outreach to advocate for the preservation of digital heritage and gamer rights.

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This is the weekly post about how many signatures have been collected this week for the EU petition on the stop killing games campaign to prevent game publishers from intentionally destroying their games after official support ends.

Sign here:

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

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