{"id":358733,"date":"2026-01-26T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=408111"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:18:14","slug":"stop-killing-games-achieves-its-first-major-victory-and-now-it-remains-to-be-seen-what-the-european-union-will-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/stop-killing-games-achieves-its-first-major-victory-and-now-it-remains-to-be-seen-what-the-european-union-will-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Killing Games achieves its first major victory and now it remains to be seen what the European Union will do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Stop Killing Games initiative has achieved a significant milestone in its campaign by obtaining verification of 1,294,188 of the 1,448,270 signatures needed, surpassing the one million threshold set by the European Parliament process<\/strong>. With this validation, the initiative is poised to advance its request for video game publishers to establish contingency plans for the end of the life cycle of their products, thereby ensuring continuous access for players.<\/p>\n\n\n

The players have made their voices heard<\/h2>\n\n\n

Moritz Katzner, a volunteer from Stop Killing Games, announced in an official subreddit that the team decided to make a smaller announcement now, instead of waiting for a big reveal scheduled later, to avoid leaks to lobby groups and prevent burnout of their team<\/strong>. This proactive approach has allowed them to maintain focus on their goals while preparing their presentation to the European Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n

With approximately 89% of the submitted signatures being legitimate, the failure rate is around 10%, one of the lowest among the EU Citizen Initiatives. Katzner emphasized that, despite facing resistance from some video game publishers, the initiative has resonated widely within the global gaming community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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