The creator of the cult YouTube series Freeman’s Mind, dedicated to the game Half-Life, has launched a campaign against publishers who close or disable access to already purchased video games. Ross Scott has announced that he is looking at ways to involve lawyers in this issue after Ubisoft decided to shut down the servers of its racing game The Crew.
In this regard, Scott launched a website called Stop Killing Games, which outlines the goals of the campaign, including attracting supporters and creating petitions. And Ubisoft isn’t the only company to set this precedent, as it has previously shut down the online servers of games like Battlefield Bad Company 1 and 2, as well as Overwatch. In addition, multiplayer services were disabled in early 2024 for games such as Assassin’s Creed 2, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, and Splinter Cell Conviction.
“More and more video games are being sold as merchandise, but they are designed to be unplayable after the end of support. The legality of this practice is questionable, so our goal is to force the authorities to investigate this behavior of developers and put an end to it, as it is an attack on both consumer rights and the preservation of the media.”Scott writes.
Scott identifies two ways in which he intends to achieve his goals. Firstly, the gamer is making official accusations against Ubisoft, and secondly, he is going to create petitions. Scott is confident that he will succeed, since France, where the development studio is based, is strict about consumer protection, so the state is quite capable of holding Ubisoft accountable.
