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On July 10, 2025, during the Q&A portion of Ubisoft’s 2025 General Meeting<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tran |first=Edmond |date=19 Jul 2025 |title=Ubisoft CEO Addresses Stop Killing Games Movement Concerns |url=https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/ubisoft-ceo-addresses-stop-killing-games-movement-concerns/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=This Week in Videogames}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 2025 |title=Investor center: General Meetings |url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/company/about-us/investors#generalMeetings |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Ubisoft}}</ref> at around 1:22:30<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 2025 |title=General Meeting 2025 |url=https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zzxygofu/ |access-date=2025-07-20}}</ref>, Guillemot has addressed shareholder concerns regarding the Stop Killing Games movement, unfortunately repeating the same misinformation as the lobby group [[Stop Killing Games#Industry push back|Video Game Europe]] regarding the wrong assumption that the initiative is asking for servers to be kept alive forever:<blockquote>“We operate in a market, and whenever we release a game, we provide a lot of support for that game. We also provide a lot of services to make sure that the game is accessible and remains playable 24/7.”
On July 10, 2025, during the Q&A portion of Ubisoft’s 2025 General Meeting<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tran |first=Edmond |date=19 Jul 2025 |title=Ubisoft CEO Addresses Stop Killing Games Movement Concerns |url=https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/ubisoft-ceo-addresses-stop-killing-games-movement-concerns/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=This Week in Videogames}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 2025 |title=Investor center: General Meetings |url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/company/about-us/investors#generalMeetings |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Ubisoft}}</ref> at around 1:22:30<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 2025 |title=General Meeting 2025 |url=https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zzxygofu/ |access-date=2025-07-20}}</ref>, Guillemot has addressed shareholder concerns regarding the [[Stop Killing Games]] movement, unfortunately repeating the same misinformation as the lobby group [[Stop Killing Games#Industry push back|Video Game Europe]] regarding the wrong assumption that the initiative is asking for servers to be kept alive forever<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 Jul 2024 |title=Europeans can save gaming! |url=https://youtu.be/mkMe9MxxZiI?t=150 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Youtube: Accursed Farms}}</ref>:<blockquote>“We operate in a market, and whenever we release a game, we provide a lot of support for that game. We also provide a lot of services to make sure that the game is accessible and remains playable 24/7.”


“So we provide information regarding the game and how long the game can be played. And players and buyers are forewarned that eventually the game may be discontinued.”
“So we provide information regarding the game and how long the game can be played. And players and buyers are forewarned that eventually the game may be discontinued.”