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Renz O. Soliman

Petition Aims to Make Killing Always-Online Games Illegal in Europe, Targets 1 Million Signatures

A petition is hoping to make it illegal to shut down always-online games following Ubisoft's decision to completely stop support for The Crew and removed the games from the libraries of players who bought it. (Credit: Getty Images, Ubisoft, Robyn Beck, AFP)

A petition is aiming to get one million signatures to support its efforts to make the act of killing always-online games illegal in Europe, following the controversy surrounding Ubisoft's 2014 racing game, The Crew.

The situation began earlier this year when the studio officially shut down the servers for The Crew, making it completely unplayable, even for players who own it. Following that decision, a massive consumer rights campaign was underway.

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