[STEAM] Organizers of the Stop Killing Games initiative will finally have a chance to ‘directly’ speak with the EU Commission as campaign keeps going through the paces

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Following the successful verification of the initiative's signatures, Stop Killing Games organizers are going to be presenting them to the EU Commission on Feb. 23. Though a formality, YouTuber Ross Scott, who played a significant role in starting the initiative, notes that "directly" speaking with EU Commissioners is a major event for the movement as a whole.

Scott said this in

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on the initiative posted on Feb. 13. "The organizers [of Stop Killing Games] will be officially presenting [the verified signatures] to the European Commission," Scott said. This is more of a formality, since the signatures were digital and already verified, but it is still a chance for the organizers to engage in direct talks with the Commission, allowing them to "make the case for the initiative," as he put it.

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The initiative's organizers will also have a legal expert in attendance in the form of Alberto Hidalgo Cerezo, PhD of the University of San Pablo, who is set to "give an explanation on why publishers destroying games is a problem under the law." While Scott himself is "barred" from attending the proceedings, he was asked by SKG organizers to be present at a press conference that is set to follow.

His presence, Scott explains, was registered as a potential drive for publicity and "political influence," and since he "wants us to win," he'll oblige the request.

Another popular YouTuber, Josh Strife Hays, known for his critical commentaries and focus on MMORPGs in particular, is also expected to attend.

The Stop Killing Games initiative was formed as an online movement in the wake of

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, an online-only multiplayer racing game. It then transformed into a European citizens' initiative, petitioning EU gamers to sign in an attempt to prompt the EU into adjusting consumer protection laws to also cover video games, which the organizers believe shouldn't be shut down at the whim of publishers but rather protected with end-of-life implementations that allow them to be played long after support has ended.

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, with the signatures to be presented to the EU Commission on Feb. 23.

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