Ross Scott, who is most known for his YouTube channel "Accused Farms", launched an initiative called "Stop Killing Games" that aims to prevent game destruction by its developers and publishers. 

In his video, Ross is unhappy with the trend that more games are developed so that they are dependent on servers and become unplayable once developers decide to abandon the project. 

While video games are primarily just for entertainment and not of much consequence, the practice of a seller destroying a product someone has already paid for represents a radical assault on consumer rights and even the concept of ownership itself. If this practice is not stopped, it may be codified into law and spread to other products of more importance over time, such as agricultural equipment, educational products, medical devices, etc. It is important [that] consumers maintain a basic level of rights so as not to be overrun by predatory practices.
Ross Scott

Ross shares a list of games that were abandoned and thus became unplayable, with the latest addition being The Crew, a Ubisoft game with more than 12 million players during its lifespan. 

Stop Killing Games wants to raise awareness of such a problem and help bring changes to the laws so the "video game consumers" will be more protected. Ross calls people to write real petitions to their governments so the situation can be changed.

This initiative is not short-term oriented, so it will take quite a time to see the results of such work. But it is worth a try.

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