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The Stop Killing Games campaign started from the outrage after the videogame titled The Crew shut down and was made completely unplayable for everyone who has purchased it in the past (which, as far as I’m concerned, is nothing short of stealing from the consumers). After the campaign has been ongoing for a while, a European Citizens’ Initiative to pass a law forcing videogame publishers to leave their games in a playable state if they decide to stop supporting them.

Surprisingly, this has sparked controversy among the gaming community — with a notable anti-SKG voice being that of Jason Thor Hall, commonly known as Pirate Software. I, and many others in the gaming community, have immense respect for him and his opinions, seeing as…

What just happened? A popular YouTuber has launched a campaign called “Stop Killing Games” to apply pressure on publishers to stop making their titles unplayable. The move comes days after Ubisoft shut down the servers of popular racer The Crew, rendering it inoperable for gamers everywhere.

The campaign was launched by YouTuber Ross Scott of Accursed Farms in an effort to highlight how developers and publishers are intentionally designing games to become unplayable as soon as support ends. According to the Stop Killing Games website, the practice lies in a legal gray area, largely because most governments do not have clear laws regarding this issue.

The campaign’s goal is to convince authorities to examine the legality of this practice and, hopefully, pass legislation to end as it…

Sounds of a crackling campfire, drizzling rain, and student laughter filled Camosun College’s Interurban Campus as people gathered for a Coast Salish pit cook demonstration on Nov. 2.

The annual pit cook hosted by the Eye Sqa’lewen and Camosun College demonstrates the process, educates students on the traditional use of the camas, and is a time when the community is encouraged to share stories.

“It’s a time to get together and to have food,” said knowledge keeper J.B. Williams of the Tsawout First Nation. “It’s an important event to have within our territory just to show that there are still some knowledge keepers that practice this.”

To begin the cooking, a pit was dug into the ground and a fire was lit. Volcanic stones were heated and then submerged in cold…