The European Commission said it cannot currently propose a legal obligation requiring publishers to keep games playable after commercial support ends. It will instead engage consumers and publishers by the end of 2026 on end-of-life standards.
The European Commission said it cannot propose a legal obligation requiring games to remain playable after commercial support ends. Its next step is a 2026 industry and consumer discussion on a code of conduct for game end-of-life management.
California's AB1921 would require a 60-day warning before a digital game loses required online services, then force the operator to offer an offline version, a patch, or a full refund once support ends. Stop Killing Games says it worked with Assemblymember Chris Ward on the draft and explicitly backs the bill.
French consumer association UFC-Que Choisir says Ubisoft turned The Crew into an unusable product when its servers went dark. The lawsuit could become a major test of digital ownership and end-of-life duties for always-online games.
Stop Destroying Videogames has entered formal European Commission review with 1,294,188 verified signatures, setting up a European Parliament hearing and an official response due by 2026-07-27.
A r/gamernews post links PC Gamer's report that Stop Killing Games is creating NGO entities in the EU and US after the campaign's 1.3 million-signature milestone and formal EU consideration track.