Overview

• The Stop Killing Games EU Citizens’ Initiative has amassed 1.4 million signatures, surpassing the one-million threshold and entering validation across member states.
• If at least one million signatures are confirmed, the European Commission must formally respond within six months and the proposal will then be discussed by the European Parliament.
• An anonymous complaint filed with the Commission claims the initiative failed to declare in-kind contributions, but founder Ross Scott says his unpaid volunteer work is exempt under EU rules.
• European Parliament Vice President Nicolae Ștefănuță has backed the campaign’s call for enduring playability, while Video Games Europe argues mandatory end-of-life plans would limit developer flexibility.
• During Ubisoft’s July shareholder meeting, CEO Yves Guillemot defended the notion of games as time-limited services and said publishers are working to reduce player disruption when servers shut down.