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As Stop Killing Games' momentum continues, top EU politician offers support: "A game, once sold, belongs to the customer"
Nicolae Ștefănuță, Romanian poliician and vice president of the European Parliament, has spoken out in support of Stop …
Nicolae Ștefănuță, Romanian poliician and vice president of the European Parliament, has spoken out in support of Stop Killing Games, saying, he "stands with the people" behind the initiative, and that "a game, once sold, belongs to the customer, not the company." Ștefănuță's offer of help comes after Stop Killing Games' official EU petition surpassed 1m signatures earlier this month, meaning it can now be submitted to the EU for verification and then, potentially, either progress to a public hearing or full debate session at the European Parliament. Last week, EU industry body Video Games Europe - which represents the likes of Ubisoft, Take-Two, Warner Bros., Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, and Nintendo - released a statement insisting the initiative's proposals would make games "prohibitively expensive to create".
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