Major Campaign to Stop Games Being Shut Down Launched April 2, 2024

The prophecy that was originally foreseen by writers such as anakronos has come to be. So many games sold today have online requirements to play. Publishers have claimed this is so they could implement features in the games that they would not be able to otherwise, but we all know that is a lie. But what happens when a major publisher makes a conscious decision to stop supporting the games they forced online requirements onto, making games we’ve purchased and paid full retail price for impossible to resume using for no other reason then that they don’t want us to? In most major nations, such as the US, this is somehow legal. Sadly, the technology to do this is relatively new, and the companies that are forcing these functions into the games they make are betting on the fact most lawmakers aren’t technologically inclined, and won’t write new laws to prevent them from doing whatever they want.

Ubisoft has recently announced they are ending support for the game The Crew, which has twelve million copies sold. Due to the fact that this is a game with a completely arbitrary online-only requirement, Ubisoft’s decision to end support for the game will make all twelve million copies of it completely unplayable. This is a future many gamers foresaw, but sadly, a collective round of “Told You So” is not going to cut it.

Starting today, one man has launched a legal volley against Ubisoft for their poor decision with the hope that it will force Ubisoft and other major publishers to rethink their anti-consumer positions. Ross Scott, host of the online review show Ross’s Game Dungeon, has begun a worldwide legal campaign to force governments to write laws to put an end to this shameful practice. Let’s hear what he has to say:

If you want to see what you can do to send a message to the gaming industry, and shine a light on just how bad it is to be a gaming consumer today to the rest of the world, visit the website StopKillingGames.com. See you all there!