Apr 03, 2024 21:00:00

What is the movement ``Stop Killing Games'' that appeals that ``it is strange that you can no longer play the game due to the termination of the service'' that was launched in response to the termination of the service of Ubisoft ``The Crew''?

In December 2023,

it was announced that the open world racing game ``The Crew'' would end its service on March 31, 2024, and the service ended on the X-day in question. In this way, the movement ``Stop Killing Games'' has been launched to eliminate similar practices that are prevalent in the game industry, saying that it is a problem that games that are purchased out of stock can no longer be played due to the intention of the management side.

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'The Crew' is a game released by Ubisoft in 2014, and was played on platforms such as PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. According to Ross Scott, founder of Stop Killing Games, there were at least 12 million players of The Crew, but as of March 31, 2024, all of them will no longer be able to access the game. It's gone.

Scott said, ``An increasing number of video games are being sold commercially but are designed so that no one can play them once support ends.'' The legality of this practice remains untested around the world, and many governments are There are no clear laws regarding this practice. We call on authorities to investigate and hopefully end this practice, as it is an attack on both consumer rights and media protection. 'The goal is to achieve this goal,' he said, clarifying that he is taking two main types of actions.

One is to petition the government. Mr. Scott and his colleagues have submitted an official petition to the government to ban the act of making video games unplayable when support ends. At the time of writing, petitions have been submitted in the UK, Canada, and Australia, and signatures are expected to begin soon. Mr. Scott and others appealed for support, noting that ``further government petitions may be able to be started if there is sufficient support.''

The other is a protest against Ubisoft, which terminated the service of ``The Crew.''

The Stop Killing Games site has a detailed flow for contacting regulatory authorities and encourages users who have played The Crew to follow the flow and make inquiries.

To access the flow, click 'TAKE ACTION HERE' on the top page .

Select the country you live in. For Japan, click 'Everywhere Else'.

The following options will be displayed: ``Priority: Slightly high: Contact DGCCRF (French consumer protection authority)'' and ``Low priority: Disseminate information on social media.'' Ubisoft is a French company, so they are trying to report it to the French government.

Clicking 'Contact DGCCRF' will take you through the process from obtaining proof that The Crew service has been terminated to reporting to DGCCRF with proof of purchase for The Crew.

If you select France on the region selection screen in the previous section, instructions on how to send a registered letter to Ubisoft's legal department, how to contact the consumer protection organization UFC-Que Choisir, and a call to sign the European Citizens Initiative will be displayed. I did.

Scott said, ``If companies are penalized for destroying games, it's very likely that they'll start to discourage this kind of behavior. If we have to allow it in our country, we will do it in other countries as well.We believe that publishers are free to end support for their games at any time if they wish, but we believe that publishers are free to end support for their games at any time if they wish to do so. I would like to see a fix so that the game can run on the customer's system without having to do so. Some games can be played by customers hosting servers privately and connecting them to each other. It is difficult to change existing games. However, implementing such a mechanism is easy, so I hope future games will support it.'