Another month, another server shutdown, another library of purchased games turned into decorative icons.
The movement is winning ground: 1.29 million Europeans signed the Stop Killing Games initiative, and California's Protect Our Games Act just passed the State Assembly, requiring 60 days notice and access-or-refund when a game is shut down.
We demand every publisher selling in North America commit to the same standard: when support ends, ship an offline mode or community server option, or refund the purchase.
Games are culture. Deleting culture because the quarterly earnings call moved on should not be a business model. Put a dollar on ownership meaning something.