Stop Killing Games EU petition hits 1.3m verified signatures

The EU model of the Stop Killing Games petition was signed by 1.3 million folks.

In a post on Reddit, the organisation’s director normal Moritz Katzner wrote that of the close-to 1.5 million signatures the petition attracted, 1,294,188 had been professional. That’s nonetheless greater than the 1 million milestone that it wanted to cross with a view to be mentioned on the European Commission.

Germany was the most important contributor to the petition, with 233,180 folks signing, whereas second place went to France, with 145,239 signing the petition.

“Things are moving quite fast right now, and we’ve decided to share the final count with you ahead of schedule,” Katzner wrote.

“Originally, this wasn’t possible due to certain background limitations, and our plan was to wait until shortly before our next meeting with the EU Commission.”

Katzner additionally replied to a different consumer discussing the variety of signatures that had been rejected, saying that the Stop Killing Games petition was one of the vital profitable on the European Citizens Initiative platform.

“I’d say we’re definitely in the top three when it comes to low rates of failed signatures,” they stated.

“We’re sitting at around 10%, while the best-performing initiatives tend to fall in the 10–15% range, which puts us firmly in the upper bracket. Some initiatives see failure rates as high as 20–25% and still manage to get over the line, but it’s worth noting that the overall sample size is quite small, only 11 initiatives.”

Stop Killing Games began in 2024 following Ubisoft shutting down its on-line racing recreation, The Crew, which launched ten years prior. By July 2025, the initiative had attracted 1.2 million votes, in addition to a response from commerce physique Video Games Europe.

“We appreciate the passion of our community; however, the decision to discontinue online services is multi-faceted, never taken lightly, and must be an option for companies when an online experience is no longer commercially viable,” the organisation stated.

“We perceive that it may be disappointing for gamers however, when it does occur, the business ensures that gamers are given honest discover of the potential modifications in compliance with native client safety legal guidelines.

The same petition was launched within the United Kingdom, attracting greater than 10,000 votes. The nation’s authorities responded, saying that there isn’t any legislation that forces firms to assist older variations of their software program.

“Consumers should be aware that there is no requirement in UK law compelling software companies and providers to support older versions of their operating systems, software or connected products,” a press release from the Department of Culture, Media & Sport learn.

“There may be occasions where companies make commercial decisions based on the high running costs of maintaining older servers for video games that have declining user bases.”

Earlier this 12 months, the managing director of PC platform GOG, Maciej Gołębiewski, stated that builders and publishers may make fewer video games if they’re compelled to maintain them on-line indefinitely.