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The Pirate Software "Stop Killing Games" Drama refers to controversy over content creator and Twitch streamer Pirate Software taking a stance against the Stop Killing Games (SKG) campaign, which aims to push legislation in the EU and U.K. to stop video game publishers from making games unplayable by consumers after their servers have been taken offline without upfront transparency towards the consumer regarding when the game might be made unavailable. Pirate Software spoke against the initiative in August 2024 and the drama began months later in June 2025 after Ross Scott (also known as Accursed Farms) made an update video on the project in which he spends most of the time directly addressing Pirate Software as their "biggest critic" and criticizing his framing of Stop Killing Games, pointing out several instances of Pirate Software purportedly misunderstanding and misrepresenting what SKG aims to do. Scott's response subsequently inspired a wave of criticism towards Pirate Software online. Pirate Software responded with a series of tweets, one of which was deleted, in which he largely doubles down on his opinions about SKG.
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