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66 Favourite game no longer playable? UK government says it won't tighten rules to punish publishers who switch off servers

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Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer.net 3 place · today 07:39 EDT

Favourite game no longer playable? UK government says it won't tighten rules to punish publishers who switch off servers

The UK government has said it won't tighten the law to protect video game fans who feel ripped off when a product they've bought becomes unusable - such as when a live-service game sees its servers switched off.
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