The US Committee voted to advance the Stop Killing Games bill to the full Assembly for consideration. This bill aims to restrict the practice of shutting down games without preserving the ability to continue playing, for example, in offline mode or through private servers.
The situation became particularly noticeable against the backdrop of resistance from the ESA, an organization representing major US game publishers. According to the source, industry lobbyists tried to block the initiative and persuade politicians to abandon the new rules, but these attempts failed.
The movement's creators believe that community support and cooperation with politician Chris Ward's office helped advance the bill. As a result, lawmakers made it clear that players' interests must be taken into account even by the largest corporations in the gaming industry.