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UNICEF and Video Games Industry Highlight Benefits of Using Video Games as Educational Tool, in the EU and Around the World
Brussels event showcases two educational initiatives aimed at closing the digital gap and equipping young people with next generation STEAM skills BRUSSELS, 9 April 2025 – Skills learned by...
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Joint statement from European Game Developers Federation and Video Games Europe on the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network’s principles on in-game virtual currencies
The video games industry is committed to positive and age-appropriate experiences for all players, and we offer a range of purchase protections, including easy cancellations and tools for parents to a...
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Video Games Europe welcomes the Union of Skills
Video Games Europe, representing Europe’s vibrant video games industry, welcomes the European Commission’s Union of Skills initiative as a critical step in strengthening Europe’s workforce and g...
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Video Games Europe welcomes Netflix as a new member
BRUSSELS, 31 January 2025 - Video Games Europe, the leading voice for the European video games industry, proudly welcomes Netflix as its newest member. For further information, please contact:...
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Video Games Europe launches Pan-European #SeizeTheControls Campaign for Parents and Guardians in Lead Up to Christmas 2024
BRUSSELS, 9 December 2024 – Video Games Europe has launched its 2024 Seize the Controls campaign in the run-up to Christmas. The campaign, promoted around Europe by member trade associations and com...
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UNICEF and the Global Video Game Coalition partner to open career pathways for girls in the video game and tech sector
Geneva, 8 November 2024 – UNICEF and the Global Video Game Coalition (GVGC) announce their partnership to equip adolescent girls with the technological and leadership skills needed to thrive in a di...
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Video Games Europe and WIPO Partner to Advance IP Awareness in Esports
Geneva, 5 November 2024 – Video Games Europe CEO, Simon Little, and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director-General Daren Tang, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at W...
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Video Games Europe welcomes French supreme court decision on the resale of digital video games
Brussels, 24 October 2024 – The French Supreme Court has upheld an October 2022 decision by the Paris Court of Appeal overturning a 2019 first instance decision which had found that purchasers of vi...
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Latest Survey on Children’s In-Game Spending Reveals Increasing Parental Involvement
Brussels, 12 September 2024 - Video Games Europe is pleased to publish the fifth edition of the Ipsos survey on parental supervision and children’s spending on in-game content, across five majo...
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Video Games Europe Statement on In-Game Currencies
The purchase of in-game currencies is a well-established practice, and well understood by players. Our members always respect European consumer laws in how they offer these purchases. Our industry...
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The 2023 Data Report on Europe’s Video Games Sector Launched
Brussels, 21st August 2024 - Video Games Europe and EGDF are proud to present this year’s Key Facts report – a comprehensive and definitive picture of Europe’s video games sector, compiled with...
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New Chair for Video Games Europe
Brussels, 30 January 2024 - We are delighted to announce that Hester Woodliffe, SVP Publishing, International at Warner Bros. Games, takes up the position of Chair of Video Games Europe from 15 Janu...
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Video Games Europe welcomes new team members
NEWS RELEASE - Video Games Europe welcomes new team members Anselm Rodenhausen joined Video Games Europe in November as Vice President Legal and Policy. Anselm joins from Zalando where he headed up...
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Video Games Europe launches pan-European Seize The Controls campaign in lead up to winter holiday season 2023
BRUSSELS, 11 December 2023 – Video Games Europe (VGE), has launched the Seize the Controls campaign in the run-up to the holiday season. The campaign aims to remind parents of the tools they can cho...
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Video Games Europe welcomes EU Council’s Conclusions on Europe’s Video Game Sector
Brussels, 24 November 2023 – Today, the Spanish Presidency of the European Union adopted Council conclusions on the Video games sector, entitled “Enhancing the creative and cultural dimension of...
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Global Video Game Coalition Hosts ‘Games for Good’ Event to Highlight the Positive Impact of Video Games
GENEVA – Oct. 31, 2023 — Today, the Global Video Game Coalition (GVGC) hosted its first-ever ‘Games for Good’ event at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva with support from the...
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Global report confirms social, mental and emotional benefits of video gameplay
Brussels, October 10, 2023 - Today, the global video games industry has come together to publish the “Power of Play" report, providing important insights into video games' social and emo...
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PEGI age rating system for video games celebrates 20th anniversary
BRUSSELS, 27 September 2023 - To celebrate 20 years of PEGI (Pan-European Game Information), an event was held today in Brussels. Launched in 2003, the PEGI system aims to educate, advise an...
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Games in Schools 2023 – the latest handbook for teachers
European Schoolnet (the network of 34 Ministries of Education) and Video Games Europe have teamed up to launch the fifth edition of Games in Schools, a project aimed at training teachers across...
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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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Europe’s video games industry launches conversation starters to help parents and guardians discuss responsible gameplay with their children this Christmas
Video Games Europe, representing Europe’s video games industry, has launched conversation starters to help parents in having judgement-free conversations with their children about responsible gamepl...
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Statement on the adoption of European Parliament’s resolution on esports and video games
We, at Video Games Europe and EGDF, are pleased to see this in-depth look at our sector which recognises the value of IP, the role of Europe’s video games industry in the creative economy, the m...
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New European Parliament report recognises Europe’s video game industry’s role in the creative and cultural economy
Today, the European Parliament’s Culture Committee adopted a report on esports and video games, led by rapporteur Laurence Farreng, on the sector’s important place in the EU’s creative a...
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Europe’s video games industry publishes annual key facts report: authoritative data and engagements from 2021
Popularity of video games continues to increase, with women and 45-65 year-olds driving player growth Video Games Europe and EGDF present this year’s Key Facts – a comprehensive picture of Europe...
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Video game industry shares best practice on Child Safety Online at Forum Europe conference, 30th June, Brussels
Video Games Europe’s Head of Policy and Public Affairs Ann Becker will be sharing the video game sector’s 20 years of best practice in child protection at Forum Europe’s “Child Safety Online...
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Video game industry responds to Norwegian consumer association report on loot boxes
A new report from a consumer organisation in Norway on loot boxes fails to take into account existing rules and recent guidance from the European Commission that establishes rules on the avoid...
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Global industry statement in support of a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
30 industry associations welcome the recent EU-US announcement of a new TransAtlantic Data Privacy Framework to strengthen data protection, support responsible data transfers, and enable continued tra...
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Europe’s video games sector welcomes recommended changes to EU state aid rules
Video Games Europe and EGDF welcome recommendations made by the EU’s Culture Ministers this week. They would, in the future, allow Member States increased flexibility in providing financial supp...
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Statement on the Dutch Council of State’s decision on the Electronic Arts – Gambling Authority (KSA) case
Video Games Europe welcomes the decision made by the Dutch Court today in favour of Electronic Arts, which further clarifies that “loot boxes” are not gambling under Dutch law. The decision is in...
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Global statement from video games industry associations on Ukraine
The video game industry stands in support of the people of Ukraine and joins the international call to end the violence and restore peace in the region. Our members are w...
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Playing for the Planet: Annual report shows games studios getting serious on climate
More than 32 games studios have joined Video Games Europe in becoming members of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) -facilitated Playing for the Planet Alliance, over one million trees have been...
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Europe’s video game industry encourages players and parents to #SeizeTheControls to manage responsible video gameplay this Christmas
Video Games Europe, representing Europe’s video games industry, is launching a pre-Christmas campaign, ‘Seize the Controls’, to raise awareness of the parental controls, family settings and othe...
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Europe’s video games industry publishes annual key facts report: authoritative data on the sector for 2020
Ahead of the world’s biggest online video games event, gamescom, on 25-28 August, and following an unprecedented year of challenges, Video Games Europe (Interactive Software Federation of Europe), a...
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Ukie, Video Games Europe and Playing for the Planet announce Green Games Summit ahead of COP26
Event encourages international games sector to share knowledge and discuss industry’s approach to climate crisis ahead of COP26 Wednesday 11th August, 10am: UK games trade body, Ukie, has toda...
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Video Games Europe celebrates EU Green Week by joining the United Nations-facilitated Playing for the Planet Alliance
Video Games Europe also supports Green Game Jam aiming to empower millions of video game players to act for nature Video Games Europe announced today that it is a new associate member of the Unite...
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Belgium’s Flanders is second European government to integrate video games into mainstream education
The Flemish Department of Education and Training has become the second European government ministry (after Poland) to recognise the value of integrating video games into the classroom, by commissionin...
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Video Games Europe becomes corporate ambassador for Women in Games during European Gender Equality Week
Video Games Europe is delighted to announce that it is joining Women in Games as a corporate ambassador during the European Parliament’s first-ever European Gender Equality Week. Women in Games i...
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Video games can support EU Digital Education Action Plan to boost digital literacy and help fill the digital skills gap
In advance of next week’s publication of the European Commission’s updated Digital Education Action Plan, Video Games Europe presents the results of the Games in Schools project. The project inclu...
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Video Games Europe publishes annual key facts on Europe’s video games industry
Video Games Europe’s annual update on Europe’s video games industry reveals a series of insightful facts 76% of industry revenue now digital, 3% overall growth in EU revenue and 51% of Europe...
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5 tips for parents to manage responsible video gameplay
Video games provide entertainment, education, fitness and, importantly, a means of connecting and socialising with friends. At Video Games Europe, we take our responsibility for the protectio...
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Video Games Europe applauds UK games industry for publication of census on diversity and launch of initiative to improve equality and inclusivity
Video Games Europe welcomes the UK Interactive Entertainment Association’s (Ukie) publication today of the most authoritative census on diversity in the video games industry to date, along...
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Video Games Europe and European Schoolnet launch 5th edition of Games in Schools
Video Games Europe, representing Europe’s video games industry, and European Schoolnet (EUN), the network of 34 Ministries of Education across Europe, have teamed up again to launch the fifth ed...
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Successful 1st Edition of Games in Schools MOOC
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) of Games in Schools was held between the 27th October and the 31st December 2014. This course, delivered via the European Schoolnet Academy platform, saw an...
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‘Games In Schools’ Launches on European Schoolnet Academy
As part of Video Games Europe's Games in Schools project, a new online coursefor teachers will kick off on the 27th of October via the European Schoolnet (EUN) Academy, a platform dedicated to the on...
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