Overview
- A Thursday hearing before IMCO, JURI and PETI drew near‑unanimous backing, according to committee chairs and organizers.
- European Commission director Giuseppe Abbamonte said he will review copyright rules tied to game shutdowns and publish findings in July.
- Organizers say server‑tied design lets publishers disable bought games when support ends, citing data that 93.5% of 400 titles became unplayable.
- The drive reached Parliament through a European Citizens’ Initiative supported by more than one million signatures from EU residents.
- Campaign leaders are also building pressure through new EU and US NGOs, a French consumer lawsuit over Ubisoft’s The Crew, and support for a related California bill.