2d ago

Reminder to sign the Stop Killing Games petition UK and EU

www.stopkillinggames.com

Stop Killing Games

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/31703716

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/31703708
I know these rarely have any sway with our governments and there is more important things in the world atm, but it's getting close to the end now and it's worth a reminder.

Games @lemmy.world

Destide @feddit.uk

2d ago

Reminder to sign the Stop Killing Games petition UK and EU

www.stopkillinggames.com /countries/united_kingdom

United Kingdom @feddit.uk

Destide @feddit.uk

2d ago

Reminder to sign the Stop Killing Games petition

www.stopkillinggames.com /countries/united_kingdom

Retro Gaming @lemmy.world

Destide @feddit.uk

2d ago

Reminder to sign the Stop Killing Games petition UK and EU

www.stopkillinggames.com /countries/united_kingdom

22 comments

Unfortunately only British citizens have a right to sign this 🥲
- Here is the EU valid link: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ecisecondoption
I'm interpreting this as tacit endorsement of arbitrary game removal.
I'm personally looking forward to seeing people whine about this is the future, losing bits and pieces of their library with no recourse.
just double-checking - I can't sign this as an American, right? I'm like 99% sure that is the case, but if I can help this at all I would like to!
- To sign an EU petition you have to be a citizen of a EU member state.
  
  figured as much. thanks!
The people behind it just the other day said it was not going to succeed at this point and that they’re going back to the drawing board.
- That's why you see this post. As a last ditch effort to get the petitions over their threshold.
  
  The organizers threw up their hands man lol and we aren't going to see half a million signatures before the deadline.
  It sucks but if we want to see game preservation succeed we need a new path.
- Where? I haven't seen that.
  
  Apparently some gamer streamer with a much bigger platform put out a bunch of videos criticizing the initiative and intentionally misrepresenting their goals.
  He also refused to talk to the guy behind the initiative to get clarifications whilst still putting out more videos dunking on it. Most likely the critic got paid by the industry to muddle the waters and turn people against their own interests (as per usual).
  
  Here’s a piece on it - https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-stop-killing-games-initiative-is-close-to-its-final-deadline-and-after-that-its-leader-is-understandably-done-either-the-frog-hops-out-of-the-pot-or-its-dead/
  He’s basically saying they won’t make it.
  
  Saw a post about it yesterday. Looking for it now

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