Guidance for players, parents and the gaming eco-system during Covid-19 - VIDEOGAMES EUROPE

To help flatten the curve and save lives, the video games sector launched campaigns and updated their games to encourage players to stay home. Players can connect, play and learn, even when apart. Additional resources are also available for parents who may be concerned about their children’s video gameplay.

Have you consulted PEGI’s tips for parents on parental controls? https://pegi.info/page/tips-parents

Guidance for parents – AEVI [Spain]

Campaign #stayhomeplaytogether – game [Germany]

Campaign encouraging players to stay home – SELL [France]

Guidance for parents – Spidor [Poland]

Game Pack to fight against digital exclusion – Spidor [Poland]

“Taming Gaming” a family video game database – Ukie [UK]

[Ukie] provides 10 unplugged activities to teach computing at home with everyday household objects

Interviews eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant and other leaders [Australia]

World of Warcraft keeps players indoors with a 100 percent XP bonus [Activision Blizzard]

[Bungie] provides guidance to studios in COVID-19 times

[Electronic Arts] encourages players to stay home with in-game initiatives

[Electronic Arts] teams up with UK footballers to encourage players to stay home

[Epic Games] (and other platforms) offers free games

[ESRB] What Parents Need to Know About Managing Their Kids’ Video Games During the Pandemic

[Niantic] updates Pokémon GO to reduce spread of COVID-19

[Niantic] updates its games to allow for more social interaction from home

[Roblox] provides tips to parents on how to manage their kids’ video gameplay

[Sony] launches its “Play at Home” initiative and offers games to encourage people to stay home

[Square Enix] launches a free login campaign for Final Fantasy XIV

[Square Enix] launches #StayHomeAndPlay