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	2. Systematic Concealment of Major Contribution</blockquote>		2. Systematic Concealment of Major Contribution</blockquote>

	In the video Ross demonstrated how the accusations had no ground to stand on, and the process of communication that happened with the European Commission to verify the correctness of the campaign before it even began in July 2024. The document with the accusations can be found [https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ#i-D2f_fgILqBILJiavLwX-eh3pUPGnYeaQfdadiFH20 here].<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title= 250711SDVG_Complaint-1 .pdf \|url=https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ#i-D2f_fgILqBILJiavLwX-eh3pUPGnYeaQfdadiFH20 \|website=MEGA \|date=21 Jul 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|format=PDF}}</ref>		In the video Ross demonstrated how the accusations had no ground to stand on, and the process of communication that happened with the European Commission to verify the correctness of the campaign before it even began in July 2024. The document with the accusations can be found [https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ#i-D2f_fgILqBILJiavLwX-eh3pUPGnYeaQfdadiFH20 here].<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title= 250711SDVG_Complaint-1 .pdf \|url=https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ#i-D2f_fgILqBILJiavLwX-eh3pUPGnYeaQfdadiFH20 \|website=MEGA \|date=21 Jul 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|format=PDF \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250918074346/https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ \|archive-date=18 Sep 2025}}</ref>

	The European Commission hasn't moved against or in favor of the accused yet as of 10 November 2025.		The European Commission hasn't moved against or in favor of the accused yet as of 10 November 2025.

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	There are also efforts to restore older games, or to allow the gaming community to have access to the source code of the games themselves. In 2025, there were several developments by major publishers, such as [[Valve]] and [[EA]]. Valve released the source code of {{Wplink\|Team Fortress 2}} in February.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=The TF2 SDK has arrived! \|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218201538/https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809 \|archive-date=18 Feb 2025 \|access-date=10 Mar 2025 \|website=Team Fortress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=21 Feb 2025 \|title=Valve Releases Team Fortress 2 Source Code, Now open to Modders \|url=https://bitskins.com/blog/valve-releases-team-fortress-2-source-code-now-open-to-modders/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111654/https://bitskins.com/blog/valve-releases-team-fortress-2-source-code-now-open-to-modders/ \|archive-date=10 Mar 2025 \|access-date=10 Mar 2025 \|website=BitSkins}}</ref> EA released the source code of [[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles\|classic command and conquer titles]], also in February 2025.		There are also efforts to restore older games, or to allow the gaming community to have access to the source code of the games themselves. In 2025, there were several developments by major publishers, such as [[Valve]] and [[EA]]. Valve released the source code of {{Wplink\|Team Fortress 2}} in February.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=The TF2 SDK has arrived! \|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218201538/https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809 \|archive-date=18 Feb 2025 \|access-date=10 Mar 2025 \|website=Team Fortress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=21 Feb 2025 \|title=Valve Releases Team Fortress 2 Source Code, Now open to Modders \|url=https://bitskins.com/blog/valve-releases-team-fortress-2-source-code-now-open-to-modders/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111654/https://bitskins.com/blog/valve-releases-team-fortress-2-source-code-now-open-to-modders/ \|archive-date=10 Mar 2025 \|access-date=10 Mar 2025 \|website=BitSkins}}</ref> EA released the source code of [[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles\|classic command and conquer titles]], also in February 2025.
			==See Also==
			*[[GOG.com]]
			*[[Steam]]
			*[[Activision]]

	==References==		==References==

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	==Campaign history==		==Campaign history==
	On 2 April 2024, Accursed Farms posted the video "The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games".<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE \|~~website~~=~~[[YouTube]]~~ \|date=~~2 Apr~~ 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref> In the video, Ross Scott explains the issue with modern gaming, where video game publishers often take advantage of laws.<!-- I wished to include a history of Ross Scott fighting to preserve games but I don't know if this is the best place -->		On 2 April 2024, Accursed Farms posted the video "The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games".<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|date=2 Apr 2024 \|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE \|archive-date=12 Nov 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In the video, Ross Scott explains the issue with modern gaming, where video game publishers often take advantage of laws.<!-- I wished to include a history of Ross Scott fighting to preserve games but I don't know if this is the best place -->

	Ross W. Scott has a history of advocating for game preservation and decrying what he calls "war on ownership" for over 12 years.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@therealmrglanet2127 \|date=12 May 2025 \|title=Stop Killing Games: A History \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlOX3wRQvUg \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><!-- We need to explain the topics that Ross Scott discusses. For example, what points does he bring up? I haven't done this yet as that would require me going through the half-hour video and I don't have the time just yet to do that. If anybody else could do this, that would be amazing! -->		Ross W. Scott has a history of advocating for game preservation and decrying what he calls "war on ownership" for over 12 years.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@therealmrglanet2127 \|date=12 May 2025 \|title=Stop Killing Games: A History \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlOX3wRQvUg \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><!-- We need to explain the topics that Ross Scott discusses. For example, what points does he bring up? I haven't done this yet as that would require me going through the half-hour video and I don't have the time just yet to do that. If anybody else could do this, that would be amazing! -->

	===UK Parliament petition===		===UK Parliament petition===
	On 16 April 2024, a UK Parliament petition titled "Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state \|url=https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/659071 \|~~website~~=~~UK Parliament Petitions~~ \|date=~~Dec 2023~~ \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref> began collecting signatures. The petition intended to create laws to prevent publishers from removing the ability to play games after purchase. The UK government answered on 2 May 2024, but the petitions committee requested Government to revise their response. The Government declined to do so. The petition was subsequently closed on 30 May 2024 due to the UK general elections,<ref name=":0" /> preventing further signatures. It reached 27,341 signatures and was originally scheduled to close on 16 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batchelor \|first=James \|title=UK government responds to Stop Killing Games campaign \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/uk-government-responds-to-stop-killing-games-campaign \|website=GamesIndustry \|date=15 May 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515115455/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/uk-government-responds-to-stop-killing-games-campaign \|archive-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>		On 16 April 2024, a UK Parliament petition titled "Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|author= \|date=Dec 2023 \|title=Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state \|url=https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/659071 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114231235/https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/659071 \|archive-date=14 Nov 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=UK Parliament Petitions}}</ref> began collecting signatures. The petition intended to create laws to prevent publishers from removing the ability to play games after purchase. The UK government answered on 2 May 2024, but the petitions committee requested Government to revise their response. The Government declined to do so. The petition was subsequently closed on 30 May 2024 due to the UK general elections,<ref name=":0" /> preventing further signatures. It reached 27,341 signatures and was originally scheduled to close on 16 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batchelor \|first=James \|title=UK government responds to Stop Killing Games campaign \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/uk-government-responds-to-stop-killing-games-campaign \|website=GamesIndustry \|date=15 May 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515115455/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/uk-government-responds-to-stop-killing-games-campaign \|archive-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>

	On 14 January 2025, Lewis Evans created a petition titled "Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Evans \|first=Lewis \|title=Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold \|url=https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074/ \|~~website~~=~~UK Parliament Petitions~~ \|date=14 Jan 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref> closely following the prematurely closed petition in 2024. It is yet to receive a government response and is due for one on January 30. Ross Scott published a video listing the events of the original petition, the government response and the creation of new petition.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|title=Stop Killing Games: UK Edition \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQnZ91mUB0E \|~~website~~=~~[[YouTube]]~~ \|date=~~14 Jan 2025~~ \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref>		On 14 January 2025, Lewis Evans created a petition titled "Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Evans \|first=Lewis \|date=14 Jan 2025 \|title=Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold \|url=https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114104021/https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=UK Parliament Petitions}}</ref> closely following the prematurely closed petition in 2024. It is yet to receive a government response and is due for one on January 30. Ross Scott published a video listing the events of the original petition, the government response and the creation of new petition.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|date=14 Jan 2025 \|title=Stop Killing Games: UK Edition \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQnZ91mUB0E \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=NQnZ91mUB0E \|archive-date=2 Feb 2026 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

	On 3 February 2025, the UK Government responded to the Petition, "There are no plans to amend UK consumer law on disabling video games. Those selling games must comply with existing requirements in consumer law, and we will continue to monitor this issue."<ref name=":1" /> As of 2 July 2025, the petition reached the goal of 100,000 signatures to be considered for debate in the UK Parliament.		On 3 February 2025, the UK Government responded to the Petition, "There are no plans to amend UK consumer law on disabling video games. Those selling games must comply with existing requirements in consumer law, and we will continue to monitor this issue."<ref name=":1" /> As of 2 July 2025, the petition reached the goal of 100,000 signatures to be considered for debate in the UK Parliament.
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	===European Citizens' Initiative===		===European Citizens' Initiative===
	On 19 June 2024, "Stop Destroying Videogames" was registered as a European Citizens' Initiative by Daniel Ondruska.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ondruska \|first=Daniel \|title=Stop Destroying Videogames		On 19 June 2024, "Stop Destroying Videogames" was registered as a European Citizens' Initiative by Daniel Ondruska.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ondruska \|first=Daniel \|date=19 Jun 2024 \|title=Stop Destroying Videogames \|url=https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619131907/https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en \|archive-date=19 Jun 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=European Citizens' Initiative}}</ref> A month and a half later, on 31 July 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures. Accursed Farms posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!" later the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|date=31 Jul 2024 \|title=Europeans can save gaming! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI \|archive-date=31 Jul 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
	\|url=https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en \|~~website~~=~~European Citizens' Initiative~~ \|date=19 Jun 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref> A month and a half later, on 31 July 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures. Accursed Farms posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!" later the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|title=Europeans can save gaming! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI \|~~website~~=~~[[YouTube]]~~ \|date=31 Jul 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref>

	About a week later, Thor of Pirate Software published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@PirateSoftware \|title=Stop Killing Games		About a week later, Thor of Pirate Software published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@PirateSoftware \|date=6 Aug 2024 \|title=Stop Killing Games \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y \|archive-date=6 Aug 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Ross from Accursed Farms attempted to contact Thor about having false assumptions of the campaign's objectives. Ross cited Pirate Software's video as the primary cause for signatures drying up on the European Citizens' Initiative petition. Ross stated that they did not initially make a response video directed at Thor, because "it might look like drama farming" for the campaign, but when the deadline started drawing near, Ross went through with making a response on 23 June 2025, as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|date=23 Jun 2025 \|title=The end of Stop Killing Games \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo \|archive-date=23 Jun 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
	\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y \|~~website~~=~~[[YouTube]]~~ \|date=6 Aug 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref> Ross from Accursed Farms attempted to contact Thor about having false assumptions of the campaign's objectives. Ross cited Pirate Software's video as the primary cause for signatures drying up on the European Citizens' Initiative petition. Ross stated that they did not initially make a response video directed at Thor, because "it might look like drama farming" for the campaign, but when the deadline started drawing near, Ross went through with making a response on 23 June 2025, as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|title=The end of Stop Killing Games \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo \|~~website~~=~~[[YouTube]]~~ \|date=23 Jun 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref>

	For a European citizens' initiative to be valid, it must obtain at least one million valid signatures and meet the minimum thresholds in at least seven European Union countries. The deadline of the initiative was on 31 July 2025. By 25 June 2025, it had reached over 500,000 signatures, and finally met its goal of 1,000,000 on 3 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Stop Destroying Videogames \|url=https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home \|website=European Union Online Collection System \|date= \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703072953/https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home \|archive-date=3 Jul 2025}}</ref>		For a European citizens' initiative to be valid, it must obtain at least one million valid signatures and meet the minimum thresholds in at least seven European Union countries. The deadline of the initiative was on 31 July 2025. By 25 June 2025, it had reached over 500,000 signatures, and finally met its goal of 1,000,000 on 3 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Stop Destroying Videogames \|url=https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home \|website=European Union Online Collection System \|date= \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703072953/https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home \|archive-date=3 Jul 2025}}</ref>
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	<blockquote>"We provide a service, but nothing is written in stone, and at some point the service may be discontinued. Nothing is eternal. And we do our best to make sure things go well for our players and buyers, because obviously support for old games cannot last forever."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"We provide a service, but nothing is written in stone, and at some point the service may be discontinued. Nothing is eternal. And we do our best to make sure things go well for our players and buyers, because obviously support for old games cannot last forever."</blockquote>

	On 21 July 2025, Ross Scott uploaded a video showcasing serious accusations made against the European initiative from an anonymous source.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|title=The industry filed false claims against the "Stop Killing Games" initiative \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQN_ZA5WRpo \|~~website~~=~~[[YouTube]]~~ \|date=21 Jul 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~}}</ref> The accusations were relayed by the European Commission to Ross Scott and are:<br>		On 21 July 2025, Ross Scott uploaded a video showcasing serious accusations made against the European initiative from an anonymous source.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|date=21 Jul 2025 \|title=The industry filed false claims against the "Stop Killing Games" initiative \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQN_ZA5WRpo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=fQN_ZA5WRpo \|archive-date=21 Jul 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The accusations were relayed by the European Commission to Ross Scott and are:<br>
	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
	1. False "No Funding" Declaration<br>		1. False "No Funding" Declaration<br>
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	There are also efforts to restore older games, or to allow the gaming community to have access to the source code of the games themselves. In 2025, there were several developments by major publishers, such as [[Valve]] and [[EA]]. Valve released the source code of {{Wplink\|Team Fortress 2}} in February.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=The TF2 SDK has arrived! \|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809 \|access-date=10 Mar 2025 \|website=Team Fortress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=21 Feb 2025 \|title=Valve Releases Team Fortress 2 Source Code, Now open to Modders \|url=https://bitskins.com/blog/valve-releases-team-fortress-2-source-code-now-open-to-modders/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111654/https://bitskins.com/blog/valve-releases-team-fortress-2-source-code-now-open-to-modders/ \|archive-date=10 Mar 2025 \|access-date=10 Mar 2025 \|website=BitSkins}}</ref> EA released the source code of [[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles\|classic command and conquer titles]], also in February 2025.		There are also efforts to restore older games, or to allow the gaming community to have access to the source code of the games themselves. In 2025, there were several developments by major publishers, such as [[Valve]] and [[EA]]. Valve released the source code of {{Wplink\|Team Fortress 2}} in February.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Feb 2025 \|title=The TF2 SDK has arrived! \|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218201538/https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809 \|archive-date=18 Feb 2025 \|access-date=10 Mar 2025 \|website=Team Fortress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=21 Feb 2025 \|title=Valve Releases Team Fortress 2 Source Code, Now open to Modders \|url=https://bitskins.com/blog/valve-releases-team-fortress-2-source-code-now-open-to-modders/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111654/https://bitskins.com/blog/valve-releases-team-fortress-2-source-code-now-open-to-modders/ \|archive-date=10 Mar 2025 \|access-date=10 Mar 2025 \|website=BitSkins}}</ref> EA released the source code of [[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles\|classic command and conquer titles]], also in February 2025.

	==References==		==References==

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	The collection of signatures ended 1 August 2025, with a total of 1,448,270 and 24 out of 27 state members crossing the minimum thresholds. In the following three months, the signatures will be verified and validated by all state members.		The collection of signatures ended 1 August 2025, with a total of 1,448,270 and 24 out of 27 state members crossing the minimum thresholds. In the following three months, the signatures will be verified and validated by all state members.

			In an announcement from the initiative campaigners on 24 January 2026, the final count of verified signatures was 1,294,188.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Mr_Presidentle \|title=Stop Killing Games: Final Count of Verified Signatures of the European Citizens Initiative \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=24 Jan 2026 \|access-date=25 Jan 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260126002806/https://old.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified/ \|archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	===Industry push back===		===Industry push back===

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	'''Stop Killing Games''' ('''SKG''') is a campaign intended to spread awareness regarding publishers revoking licenses for consumers and removing game functionality so that they are no longer in a playable state. The campaign was announced on 2 April 2024 by Accursed Farms, better known as Ross W. Scott, an American [[YouTube\|YouTuber]] and consumer activist who is best known for his ~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQhfkpX9bc&list=PL6PNZBb6b9LvDWpI-5CPYUxG1Rnm-vr9V~~ Freeman's Mind] series.		'''Stop Killing Games''' ('''SKG''') is a campaign intended to spread awareness regarding publishers revoking licenses for consumers and removing game functionality so that they are no longer in a playable state. The campaign was announced on 2 April 2024 by Accursed Farms, better known as Ross W. Scott, an American [[YouTube\|YouTuber]] and consumer activist who is best known for his Freeman's Mind series.

	==Campaign history==		==Campaign history==

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	'''Stop Killing Games''' ('''SKG''') is a campaign intended to spread awareness regarding publishers revoking licenses for consumers and removing game functionality so that they are no longer in a playable state. The campaign was announced on 2 April 2024 by Accursed Farms, better known as Ross W. Scott, an American [[YouTube\|YouTuber]] and consumer activist who is best known for his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQhfkpX9bc&list=PL6PNZBb6b9LvDWpI-5CPYUxG1Rnm-vr9V Freeman's Mind] series.		'''Stop Killing Games''' ('''SKG''') is a campaign intended to spread awareness regarding publishers revoking licenses for consumers and removing game functionality so that they are no longer in a playable state. The campaign was announced on 2 April 2024 by Accursed Farms, better known as Ross W. Scott, an American [[YouTube\|YouTuber]] and consumer activist who is best known for his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQhfkpX9bc&list=PL6PNZBb6b9LvDWpI-5CPYUxG1Rnm-vr9V Freeman's Mind] series.

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	\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=6 Aug 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross from Accursed Farms attempted to contact Thor about having false assumptions of the campaign's objectives. Ross cited Pirate Software's video as the primary cause for signatures drying up on the European Citizens' Initiative petition. Ross stated that they did not initially make a response video directed at Thor, because "it might look like drama farming" for the campaign, but when the deadline started drawing near, Ross went through with making a response on 23 June 2025, as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|title=The end of Stop Killing Games \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=23 Jun 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=6 Aug 2024 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Ross from Accursed Farms attempted to contact Thor about having false assumptions of the campaign's objectives. Ross cited Pirate Software's video as the primary cause for signatures drying up on the European Citizens' Initiative petition. Ross stated that they did not initially make a response video directed at Thor, because "it might look like drama farming" for the campaign, but when the deadline started drawing near, Ross went through with making a response on 23 June 2025, as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@Accursed_Farms \|title=The end of Stop Killing Games \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=23 Jun 2025 \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	For a European citizens' initiative to be valid, it must obtain at least one million valid signatures and meet the minimum thresholds in at least seven countries. The deadline of the initiative was on 31 July 2025. By 25 June 2025, it had reached over 500,000 signatures, and a finally met its goal of 1,000,000 on 3 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Stop Destroying Videogames \|url=https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home \|website=European Union Online Collection System \|date= \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703072953/https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home \|archive-date=3 Jul 2025}}</ref>		For a European citizens' initiative to be valid, it must obtain at least one million valid signatures and meet the minimum thresholds in at least seven European Union countries. The deadline of the initiative was on 31 July 2025. By 25 June 2025, it had reached over 500,000 signatures, and finally met its goal of 1,000,000 on 3 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Stop Destroying Videogames \|url=https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home \|website=European Union Online Collection System \|date= \|access-date=10 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703072953/https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home \|archive-date=3 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	The collection of signatures ended 1 August 2025, with a total of 1,448,270 and 24 out of 27 state members crossing the minimum thresholds. In the following three months, the signatures will be verified and validated by all state members.		The collection of signatures ended 1 August 2025, with a total of 1,448,270 and 24 out of 27 state members crossing the minimum thresholds. In the following three months, the signatures will be verified and validated by all state members.

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