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Stop Killing Games Says EU Hearing Likely After Early 97% Signature Validity

EU rules set a three-month verification window before any formal submission triggers a six-month response period.

Overview

  • Early national checks indicate about 97% validity among roughly 1.45 million signatures, which organizers say makes a European Commission hearing all but guaranteed.
  • National authorities are still verifying entries, a process organizers expect to take around three months.
  • Once verification is complete, the group plans to personally deliver the petition in Brussels and seek meetings with the European Commission and the European Parliament.
  • Following formal submission, the Commission will have up to six months to decide how to respond to the initiative.
  • The campaign, led by Accursed Farms creator Ross Scott, seeks legal safeguards to keep games playable after shutdowns and has pledged outreach to policymakers while countering industry lobbying.