The gamers taking on the industry to stop it switching off games
Stop Killing Games is challenging the idea publishers can shut down a game without making sure it's still playable.
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"The shutdown itself wasn't upsetting, but how they handled it was the kick in the teeth."
— Chemicalflood , Other
"You buy a physical copy of a game, you bring it home and install the game... Then all of a sudden the publisher completely destroys all copies of the game worldwide, including yours."
— Whammy4 , Other
"I just hate seeing creative works effectively destroyed."
— Ross Scott , Influencer
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Stop Killing Games is challenging the idea publishers can shut down a game without making sure it's still playable.
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