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People are tracking the Stop Killing Games effort as it pushes for policy to keep online games playable, including a California bill that failed to advance. Separately, the European Commission is working on a code of conduct for managing games’ “end of life” in response to Stop Killing Games’ petition.

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Key Takeaway Stop Killing Games is seeing mixed results: a California online-games bill stalled, while the EU is moving toward “end of life” guidelines for games.
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Stop Killing Games is seeing mixed results: a California online-games bill stalled, while the EU is moving toward “end of life” guidelines for games.

People are tracking the Stop Killing Games effort as it pushes for policy to keep online games playable, including a California bill that failed to advance. Separately, the European Commission is working on a code of conduct for managing games’ “end of life” in response to Stop Killing Games’ petition.

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Top 1 signals · Stop Killing Games is seeing mixed results: a California
Rock Paper Shotgun · 10d ago
"We were only three votes away": Stop Killing Games-backed California bill to keep online games playable fails to win over senate committee

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GamesIndustry.biz · 20d ago
European Commission aims to facilitate code of conduct for managing "end of life" for games following Stop Killing Games petition

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California bill outcome Stop Killing Games-backed bill failed to win over a senate committee
Vote margin (CA bill) Support was reportedly only three votes short
EU activity European Commission aims to facilitate a code of conduct for games’ “end of life”

What to Watch

  • See whether the California effort resurfaces with new votes or revised language after the senate committee failure. GamesIndustry.biz
  • Follow updates from the European Commission on the proposed “end of life” games code of conduct tied to the petition. GamesIndustry.biz

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  • "We were only three votes away": Stop Killing Games-backed California bill to keep online games playable fails to win over senate committee GamesIndustry.biz
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Stop Killing Games: The fight over who owns the games you buy

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However, preservation efforts haven't found much success in the political sphere as of late. Just two weeks ago, the European Commission officially responded to the Stop Killing Games movement, explaining that it "cannot propose a legal obligation to keep video games playable after they stop being provided commercially"—dealing a significant blow to the fight for digital ownership. Earlier this week in the United States, the 'Protect Our Games Act' (AB 1921), proposed by California Assemblymember Chris Ward, was likewise stalled in a state senate committee. Nonetheless, SKG remains determined.

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