The Latest Breaking News from Stop Killing Games

Stop Killing Games optimism is at an all-time high as 2 official organizations are established to take part in "long-term counter lobbying": "We're going to win this"

"I did not see that coming"

GamesRadar · Feb 20

Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US: 'We're not just going away on this'

This whole thing is becoming a much bigger deal than anyone expected.

PC Gamer · Feb 19

Anthem fan server project, which started "out of little more than spite for EA and Bioware," isn't making much progress

An engine can't run only on spite

GamesRadar · Jan 28

GOG director wants to help multiplayer games like Anthem "live forever" too, but fears increased regulation might lead to "fewer cool games for gamers": "I don't have the perfect answer yet"

"It's good that the discussion is taking place"

GamesRadar · Jan 15

Stop Killing Games says Anthem's scrapped plans for local servers is what the initiative is all about: "You as the customer should have the final say as to when you're done with a game"

"If you put money into the game, you should have a voice on whether you get to keep it or not"

GamesRadar · Jan 14

Only 3% of Stop Killing Games' EU initiative signees have failed verification so far—which is a great sign it'll progress to the European Commission

689,035/1,448,270 signatures have been verified.

PC Gamer · Oct 30, 2025

EU Petition to Prevent Game Shutdowns Surpasses Verification Threshold

Another big step for video game preservation.

Operation Sports · Oct 28, 2025

As Ubisoft makes The Crew 2 playable offline, Stop Killing Games lead takes a moment to celebrate: "This is due to pressure from Stop Killing Games early on"

Back when the offline mode was announced, the lead said "I never thought it would happen before some sort of ruling from one of the consumer protection agencies"

GamesRadar · Oct 22, 2025

Stop Killing Games' EU hearing is seemingly "all but guaranteed" as verification shows "around 97% of signatures being valid": "It looks like my worrying in July was for nothing"

The EU petition will soon enter "the legislative phase — where the Commission and Parliament must decide how to respond"

GamesRadar · Sep 15, 2025

Randy Pitchford shares thoughts on the Stop Killing Games campaign, gets very existential: 'It's so sobering to think about the fact that everything will end. Not just us, but literally everything, and I kind of hate that'

"I hate the fact that someday, the people that I care about aren't going to be here, and someday I'm not going to be here."

PC Gamer · Sep 5, 2025