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====European Union response==== | ====European Union response==== | ||
On 19 May 2026 the European Economic and Social Committee had a debate about the Stop Destroying Videogames ECI to which Stop Killing Games has been invited to participate.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=19 May 2026 |title=EESC debate about Stop Destroying Videogames ECI |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiAJg7nmkOQ |url-status=live |website=YouTube</ref> | On 16 April 2026, members of the Stop Killing Games movement had a public hearing with the European Parliament Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author= European Parliament |title= Stop destroying video games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSla5vfGi3A |website=YouTube |date=16 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |format=Video}}</ref> | ||
On 19 May 2026 the European Economic and Social Committee had a debate about the Stop Destroying Videogames ECI to which Stop Killing Games has been invited to participate.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=19 May 2026 |title=EESC debate about Stop Destroying Videogames ECI (Original audio) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiAJg7nmkOQ |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=19 May 2026 |title=EESC debate about Stop Destroying Videogames ECI (English audio) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai-uLTlQ-pA |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
Following up the European Parliament public hearing from April, on 21 May 2026 the initiative was discussed in the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg with participation of the European Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=21 May 2026 |title=Stop Destroying Videogames ECI : European Parliament plenary session (Original audio) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC-CDJKrBHw |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=21 May 2026 |title=Stop Destroying Videogames ECI : European Parliament plenary session (English audio) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh030cbyXAc |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
===California's Protect Our Games Act=== | ===California's Protect Our Games Act=== | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
On an undisclosed date, the [[Entertainment Software Association]] (ESA) filed a comment against the Protect Our Games Act.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=11 May 2026 |title=The Industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games! (again) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1t9ne7c/the_industry_is_lobbying_against_stop_killing/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite the push-back, the bill passed on 14 May 2026. | On an undisclosed date, the [[Entertainment Software Association]] (ESA) filed a comment against the Protect Our Games Act.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=11 May 2026 |title=The Industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games! (again) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1t9ne7c/the_industry_is_lobbying_against_stop_killing/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite the push-back, the bill passed on 14 May 2026. | ||
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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 |url-status=live |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 |url-status=live |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 | ==See also== | ||
*[[:Category:Video games]] | *[[:Category:Video games]] | ||
===Video game stores=== | ===Video game stores=== | ||
*[[GOG.com]] | *[[GOG.com]] | ||
*[[Steam]] | *[[Steam]] | ||
*[[Itch.io]] | *[[Itch.io]] | ||
*[[Xbox]] | |||
===Video game publishers=== | ===Video game publishers=== | ||
*[[Valve]] | *[[Valve]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Electronic Arts]] | ||
*[[Activision Blizzard]] | *[[Activision Blizzard]] | ||
*[[Sony]] | |||
*[[Ubisoft]] | |||
*[[Microsoft]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ Stop Killing Games Wiki] | |||
*[https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/wiki/Dead_game_list Dead game list] | |||
[[Category:Consumer activism]] | [[Category:Consumer activism]] | ||
[[Category:Pro-consumer articles]] | [[Category:Pro-consumer articles]] | ||
[[Category:European Union]] | [[Category:European Union]] | ||