📰 New article from Retro Handhelds
EU Sets Deadline For Stop Killing Games Decision
https://retrohandhelds.gg/eu-sets-deadline-for-stop-killing-games-decision/
Let’s be real: if you bought a game and the publisher turned off the servers like it was a microwave dinner—poof, gone—you’re not just mad. You’re robbed.
That’s the spirit behind “Stop Killing Games,” a movement born when Ubisoft shut down The Crew and left thousands of players with digital ghosts. After 1.3 million signatures, the EU has finally given them a date: July 27, 2026. That’s when the European Commission must respond—either with real rules to protect your purchases, or a polite “nope.”
This isn’t just about racing games. It’s about ownership. Should a company be able to erase your digital property because they got bored? The campaign wants laws that force publishers to:
- Keep servers alive (or open-source them)
- Offer offline modes
- Let you keep what you paid for
The EU’s done this kind of thing before—remember when they forced Apple to stop killing your old AirPods? This could be the same, but for your entire game library.
July 27 isn’t just a deadline—it’s the day gaming’s soul gets its day in court. And if they say no? Well, we’ll just keep yelling louder.