“The UK petition surpassed 126,066 signatures, exceeding the 100,000 threshold needed for parliamentary consideration.”
The Stop Killing Games campaign crossed 126,000 signatures in the UK and nearly a million in the EU, pushing for laws that force publishers to either keep games running or release server code when they pull the plug. The core demand is simple. If you sold someone a product, they should be able to keep using it. The gaming industry built a business model around selling access instead of ownership and is now shocked that customers noticed. Governments tend to move slowly on consumer protection but the petition numbers suggest real pressure is building.