{"id":809592,"date":"2026-08-11T02:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/809592\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T02:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:38:11","slug":"ars-live-ross-scott-discusses-the-stop-killing-games-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/809592\/","title":{"rendered":"Ars Live: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now, any serious gamer is familiar with a favorite title becoming unplayable after a centralized online server gets shut down, or being unable to purchase and download a digitally delisted, critically acclaimed title from yesteryear. Can anything be done about this video game preservation problem?<\/p>\n

To help answer that question, we\u2019ll be hosting a live conversation with Ross Scott<\/a>, the founder of the Stop Killing Games campaign<\/a>, on August 11 at 2:30 pm ET as part of the Ars Live series. As Ars\u2019 Senior Gaming Editor, I\u2019ve documented<\/a> countless<\/a> examples<\/a> of once vibrant games being left for dead<\/a> by their creators.<\/p>\n

You can watch the discussion live on YouTube<\/a> when the time comes.<\/p>\n

Scott founded the Stop Killing Games movement in 2024 after Ubisoft decided to shut down the servers for The Crew. Since then, he\u2019s helped gather millions of gamers\u2019 signatures on government petitions demanding legislative action to provide some form of perpetual access for games people purchase\u2014either via continuing centralized server support or an option for players to maintain their own servers. The movement has already led to an official parliamentary debate and response<\/a> from the European Commission and proposed legislation<\/a> that is working its way through the California legislature.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll be talking to Scott about how the movement came together, what\u2019s animating gamers\u2019 interest in long-term game preservation, and whether or not this problem can really be legislated away. We\u2019ll also discuss how recent moves like Sony\u2019s decision to stop selling PlayStation discs<\/a> are impacting the debate over long-term game access.<\/p>\n

Please join us<\/a> for what should be a lively conversation.<\/p>\n

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