<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Video Games Europe, a trade association representing game developers and publishers in the EU, released a statement opposing the Stop Killing Games movement that aims to challenge the shutdown of online game services.</li><li>The association highlighted the complexity of decisions to discontinue online services, mentioned legal obligations to notify players, and expressed concerns about the viability and security issues with private servers as an alternative.</li><li>Video Games Europe argued that forcing developers to provide costly alternatives like private servers could limit developer choice and increase expenses in creating online games.</li><li>The Stop Killing Games movement, seeking to challenge the legality of publishers shutting down games, gained significant support with over a million signatures for an EU petition, but any potential policy changes would likely only impact the EU and potentially the UK.</li></ul>

European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims 'These proposals would curtail developer choice"

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