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Stop Killing Games
3 dispatches on Stop Killing Games.
Let It Die Gets a Second Life. The Rest of the 2026 Shutdown List Doesn't.
GungHo's Let It Die is the biggest live-service closure of the month — but it's also getting a rare paid offline reboot. Here's why that distinction matters, and what it says about game preservation in 2026.
EU Rejected Stop Killing Games—But 1.3M Voters Just Made Game Preservation Impossible to Ignore
The European Commission formally rejected the Stop Killing Games initiative on June 16, but the movement's 1.3M verified signatures have pivoted preservation from niche complaint to mainstream consumer right. As California's AB 1921 advances to the Senate, the real story is voluntary codes versus democratic mandate.
1.3 Million Signatures, Zero Laws: The EU Just Handed Publishers a Free Pass on Game Preservation
The EU Commission formally rejected Stop Killing Games on June 16, 2026, replacing 1.3 million verified signatures with a 'voluntary code of conduct.' Here's why that's a gift to publishers—and what happens next in the Digital Fairness Act.