The Stop Killing Games petition has reached a powerful new milestone, passing 820,000 signatures as of this week. Led by YouTuber Ross Scott, the movement has gained massive momentum in its mission to stop the delisting and shutdown of multiplayer games. With just 180,000 signatures left to hit the critical 1 million mark, the petition is closer than ever to being formally considered by the European Commission.
🎮 Why This Petition Matters
The issue at hand is simple, yet urgent: when multiplayer games are shut down or delisted, players lose access to titles they legally purchased. As more games-as-a-service titles dominate the market, the risk of these games disappearing forever has increased — frustrating consumers and sparking debates around digital ownership and game preservation.
Recent examples like Ubisoft’s The Crew and the original Call of Duty: Warzone being taken offline have fueled public outrage. In many cases, when servers go dark, players are left with absolutely no way to play — even in offline modes.
🛑 Ross Scott’s Movement Against Game Erasure
Launched in 2024, the Stop Killing Games initiative was created by Ross Scott (best known for the YouTube series “Freeman’s Mind”) in direct response to Ubisoft’s controversial removal of The Crew. Through his website StopKillingGames.com, Scott lays out a legal and ethical case for protecting games from permanent erasure.
According to the site, the movement aims to:
“Challenge the legality of publishers destroying video games they have sold to customers.”
The campaign pushes for European legislation that would require companies to keep games accessible — either through continued server support or providing offline versions post-shutdown.
🔥 Growing Support and Global Momentum
What began as a niche cause has now ballooned into one of the most prominent consumer rights campaigns in gaming history. Social media platforms like Reddit, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube have helped the message spread, with creators and influencers lending their voices to the fight.
Supporters argue that video games are a form of digital art and culture, and allowing them to vanish due to corporate decisions is equivalent to erasing cultural history.
🧭 What’s Next?
With 820,000+ signatures, the petition is rapidly closing in on the 1 million needed to demand a formal review by the European Commission. If successful, this could mark the beginning of legal protections for multiplayer and live-service games across Europe — and possibly inspire similar actions worldwide.
As Scott puts it:
“Games should not have an expiration date.”