Stop Killing Games accused of "systematic concealment" after founder volunteered his time promoting the campaign

A new complaint filed with the EU accuses Stop Killing Games founder Ross Scott of "systematic concealment of major contribution," claiming that the advocate has spent so much time promoting the game preservation movement that he should be classified as a paid sponsor.

The details:

• Stop Killing Games, a movement protesting the increasingly common practice of developers rendering online games unplayable after server closures, has amassed a massive following since it began last year. While progress toward obtaining the required number of signatures for the topic to be discussed in both the UK and European parliaments stalled for a while, it has since seen a significant increase in support in the last month, surpassing the thresholds and even receiving support from a prominent Romanian politician.

• Despite its success, the initiative has received some backlash, particularly from major AAA developers and publishers. In a new video posted by Scott, he revealed that an anonymous complaint has been filed with the EU, accusing Stop Killing Games of "false 'no funding' declaration" and "systematic concealment of major contribution."

• Scott shared that the complaint refers to a recent interview with PC Gamer in which he revealed that he had volunteered his time for up to 12 to 14 hours per day at times to help push the initiative. The party filing the complaint claims that at a "market rate" of "€50–€75/hour for campaign management/advocacy services," Scott's work amounts to "€63,000–147,000 in professional contribution," exceeding the €500 threshold that would require Scott to report that he is a paid sponsor.

• While unconfirmed, Scott believes the complaint came from within the gaming industry rather than an online troll. He further explained that he is not directly involved in organizing the EU campaign since he is not an EU citizen, rendering him ineligible to be an official organizer, and instead is simply helping promote the initiative.

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