EU won't force publishers to grant dead video games an afterlife

The European Commission decided not to propose legal obligations requiring video game publishers to keep games playable after they are no longer commercially available. The Stop Killing Games movement, which collected 1.3 million signatures, argued that shutting down servers renders games unplayable, but the Commission cited existing intellectual property protections and consumer laws instead of introducing new rules. The decision has sparked criticism, with the movement claiming policy fragmentation risks.