The creators of the iconic Half-Life YouTube series “Freeman's Mind” have launched a new campaign against publishers who shut down, shut down, or otherwise prohibit access to video games that players have already purchased. Ross Scott, also known by his YouTube channel name 'Accursed Farms', is considering ways to bring legal attention to the industry-wide practice after Ubisoft confirmed it would shut down the racing game's servers. It was previously announced that there would be. crew After that date, Scott launched a new website called Stop Killing Games. The website outlines the campaign's aims and directs would-be supporters to various platforms available to “protest and petition against criminal activity.” Publishers destroy video games they sell to customers. ”
Scott, best known for his ongoing Freeman's Mind series that gives voice to Valve's iconic silent hero and tells his journey in both Half-Life and Half-Life 2, previously created The Crew's online server. We have published a video that specifically addresses and provides an overview of the shutdown. The idea is that Ubisoft could take legal or political action against the practice of shutting down long-running games or games from live service, such as Ubisoft's Racing Games, that consumers have already purchased.
In recent years, online servers for games such as Battlefield Bad Company 1 and 2, Friday the 13th, and the original Overwatch have been shut down. Multiplayer services such as Assassin's Creed 2, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, and Splinter Cell Conviction were shut down in early 2024. Recently, the online services for various F1 games were discontinued by EA. On his website for Stop Killing Games, Scott outlines the goals of the new campaign.
“More and more video games are being sold commercially, but they're designed to be completely unplayable for anyone as soon as support ends,” Scott says. “The legality of this practice has not been tested around the world, and many governments do not have clear laws regarding these practices. This is an attack on consumer rights and media protection, so we urge authorities to do this.” Our goal is to have the behavior investigated and, if possible, stopped.”
Scott outlines two ways campaigns can achieve their goals. First, the YouTuber discusses “the charges being leveled against Ubisoft,” specifically in relation to the shutdown of The Crew's online service. Scott then highlights government petitions regarding video game consumer rights that have been launched in the UK, Canada and Australia.
“The video game The Crew, published by Ubisoft, was recently destroyed for all players and had a player base of at least 12 million people,” Scott wrote. “Given the scale of the game and France's strong consumer protection laws, this represents one of the best opportunities to hold publishers accountable for this behavior. It will have a ripple effect on the industry and prevent publishers from destroying more games.”
In 2018, Ubisoft published a blog post explaining that The Crew had attracted 12 million players. As of Sunday, March 31, 2024, when his service ended, 187 people were playing his The Crew on Steam at the same time.
PCGamesN contacted Ubisoft regarding this matter, but they declined to comment.
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