The end of Stop Killing Games - The Final Update. [Accursed Farms] (www.youtube.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31873281

The EU Citizens petition to stop killing games is not looking good. It's shy of halfway where it needs to be, on a very high threshold, and it's over in a month and change.
paraphrasing a little more than a half hour of the video: "Man, fuck Thor/Pirate Software for either lying or misunderstanding and signal boosting his incorrect interpretation of the campaign."
The past year has been quite draining on Ross, so he's done campaigning after next month.
It will still take a few years for the dust to clear at various consumer protection bureaus in 5 different countries, and the UK's seems to be run by old men who don't understand what's going on.
At least The Crew 2 and Motorfest will get offline modes as a consolation prize?

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[+] twinnie@feddit.uk -11 points 4 days ago

I get the sentiment but there’s probably bigger things that we should be campaigning for than saving NFS: The Crew.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 days ago

The campaign was designed to save all future games, The Crew was just a useful catalyst to launch from, since it was a very visible example of what they were fighting against.

But yes, saving games is pretty minor compared to stopping literal fascism. It's just a shame that PirateSoftware fucked the campaign so hard, and stopped a big influencer from basically pressing the 'win' button by talking about it.

[-] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

But yes, saving games is pretty minor compared to stopping literal fascism.

I don't know. Fascism hates art, and capitalism only sees value in it when it's making them money/giving it power, and capitalism and fascism are very closely related. Therefore it's actually a part of stopping fascism, or at least stopping them from getting what they want entirely.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 hours ago

I don’t know. Fascism hates art

Speaking of which...

[-] bread@feddit.nl 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If you're specifically talking about The Crew, you're missing the point. If you're being flippant, and mean online games in general, God forbid people take an interest in the health of their hobbies.

[-] loreng@beehaw.org 3 points 3 days ago

There can be multiple problems worth fighting for at once. Gaming is an escape for many from the harsh reality we all live in and I also just generally think art should be preserved as much as possible.

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