"Stop Killing Games has actually changed the timeline": As EU petition comes to successful close, founder says "unending overtime" has him ready to "take a break for the next 10 years," but he's sticking around until it's done
The Stop Killing Games campaign is celebrating a major win this week as the EU petition that's been at the movement's heart has come to a successful close. For now, it's time to do a lot of waiting as the wheels of government slowly turn, and the movement's founder is most of all looking forward to taking an overdue break from the grind.
"I think what we've done with Stop Killing Games has actually changed the timeline, or is attempting to," says YouTuber Ross Scott in a new wrap-up video on the movement. He cites a pile of older game shutdowns, including the death of Overwatch 1 in favor of Overwatch 2, which came and went without much fanfare.
"I feel certain [that] without us, The Crew would have been just another shutdown, like Darkspore, BattleForge, PlanetSide, Asheron's Call, [and] Dust 514," Scott says. "I mean, if any game was going to get people motivated, I would think it would be Overwatch. It sold over 50 million copies, was destroyed, and people just accepted it, best I can tell. I think it didn't have the same legal openings that The Crew did, but there wasn't an upswell that led to any big action that I'm aware of."
The EU Citizens' Initiative that Stop Killing Games inspired closed on July 31, having earned 1.4 million signatures – well above its goal of 1 million. The process will now see the organizers of the petition meet with representatives of the European Commission and present their concerns at a hearing in front of the European Parliament. The Commission will then recommend which, if any, actions should be taken, potentially including new legislation.
