Stop Killing Games braces for next phase, while its EU petition sees 97% validity rate
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Key points
- Signatures under Stop Destroying Videogames, a European petition of the Stop Killing Games initiative, show a validity rate of about 97%.
- The validation is handled by the respective national authorities of the countries of the signatures’ origin, which can take up to three months.
- The petition will be delivered to the European Commission by initiative organizers in person after completion of signature validation.
Signatures under Stop Destroying Videogames, a European petition of the Stop Killing Games initiative, show a validity rate of about 97%, as was revealed in a campaign update posted on its subreddit. The validation is handled by the respective national authorities of the countries of the signatures’ origin, which can take up to three months.
The campaign update outlined future plans of the initiative. Once validation of the signatures under Stop Destroying Videogames is completed, the petition will be delivered to the European Commission by initiative organizers in person, marking the start of the legislative phase, where the commission and parliament must decide how to respond.
In the update, initiative organizers also outlined that they expect countering misinformation and industry lobbying and will work toward strengthening community structures.
Initiative organizers emphasized in the campaign update appreciation to Ross Scott, who started the initiative back in 2024 when Ubisoft shut down The Crew game’s servers, rendering it unplayable and revoking the game license from those who owned the game on Ubisoft Connect, sparking significant controversy around the game’s shutdown, including a class-action lawsuit and the launch of the Stop Killing Games campaign. Scott has concluded his active involvement in the initiative in August 2025.
