The video game industry
Video games represent one of Europe’s most compelling economic success stories, and a rapidly growing segment of its creative industries.
Video games in Society
Video games deliver experiences that enrich the everyday cultural lives of more than half of all Europeans, and inspire new ways of understanding and interacting with the world around us.
Policy
Policies that promote growth, skills, and innovation are key to strengthening the video games ecosystem’s contribution to Europe’s digital future.
Responsible Gameplay
Building off the video game industry’s demonstrated track record in protecting minors, Video Games Europe is at the forefront of raising the bar in harmonised self-regulation and responsible gameplaying.
Latest News
Europe’s Video Games Industry Publishes 2022 Annual Key Facts Report, All About Video Games
Video Games Europe and EGDF present this year’s Key Facts – a comprehensive picture of Europe’s video games sector, compiled with data provided by Ipsos Mori and GSD as well as by Video Games Eu...
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UN-facilitated Playing for the Planet Alliance impact report published
UN-facilitated Playing for the Planet Alliance impact report was published today in Brussels during the European Parliament event, Virtual Worlds: How video games are helping shape Europe’s digital...
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Statement on European Parliament vote on report “Consumer protection in online video games – a European single market approach”
Video Games Europe and EGDF note the report’s recognition of the many benefits that video games provide to consumers, including on mental health, as well as the industry’s contribution to tech...
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About Video Games Europe
Data & Research
Gametrack
GameTrack provides information of the market size and of gamers’ behaviours around three metrics:
Volume – Value – Demographics
GSD
Games Sales Data is the is the ever first video games chart providing sales data in both retail and digital markets. It publishes weekly reports of physical and digital sales over 42 EMEA territories.
Latest Publications & Reports
In-Game Purchases in European Markets
A report by Ipsos for Video Games Europe on parents' supervision of in-game spending, 2023. Click on the image to see the report. ...
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2022 All About Video Games – European Key Facts
In collaboration with European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), Video Games Europe (VGE) prepared the 2022 Key Facts about Europe's video games sector - focusing on culture, creativity and technolog...
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