Back in January, news broke that popular blogger Ross Scott, known as Accursed Farms, was taking legal action against gaming giant Ubisoft for shutting down servers and access to the online game The Crew in December 2023.
Recently, Scott has escalated his fight against unethical publishers by launching a multilingual website, offering detailed instructions on how users can file complaints and which authorities to approach based on their country.
Scott highlights the challenge of holding publishers accountable for cutting off access to purchased games due to the lack of specific laws prohibiting this practice.
Through his company, Scott aims to raise awareness among authorities worldwide about how such actions violate consumer rights. He urges concerned players to sign official government petitions to address this issue effectively. These petitions emphasize consumer rights violations and propose banning publishers from deliberately blocking access to purchased games after their support period ends.
Scott, who has been compiling a list of discontinued games, was spurred into action by Ubisoft’s closure of The Crew, a game with approximately 12 million players. Developed by the French studio Ivory Tower, The Crew falls under France’s stringent consumer protection laws, offering a promising opportunity to hold Ubisoft accountable and set a precedent for the industry.
Scott encourages The Crew owners worldwide to lodge complaints with France’s General Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) regarding the loss of access to their purchased game. The more complaints received, the greater the chances of penalizing Ubisoft and other unethical publishers. A step-by-step guide for this process is available on the website.
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