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Video Games Europe Welcomes Gameloft as New Member
01/09/2014

Video Games Europe Welcomes Gameloft as New Member

Video Games Europe announced today that Gameloft has joined as a member. Gameloft, with headquarters in France and known from games such as Asphalt®, Modern Combat and Order & Chaos Online, joins...
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20/08/2014

GameTrack Q1 2014 Digest

Video Games Europe and IpsosMediaCT have published a digest of GameTrack data (France, Germany, Spain, UK) from the first quarter of 2014:...
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ICDP Welcomes European Consensus on International Data Transfers
06/06/2014

ICDP Welcomes European Consensus on International Data Transfers

The Industry Coalition for Data Protection (ICDP), which includes Video Games Europe as a member, is glad to see the constructive consensus reached by the European Council on the aspect of internation...
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Video Games Europe Welcomes Two New Members
09/04/2014

Video Games Europe Welcomes Two New Members

Video Games Europe is pleased to announce that two new members, King (Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga) and Supercell (Clash of Clans, Hay Day) have joined the organisation that represents the Europ...
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ICDP: EP Vote On Data Protection a Missed Opportunity
12/03/2014

ICDP: EP Vote On Data Protection a Missed Opportunity

The Industry Coalition for Data Protection (ICDP), of which Video Games Europe is a member, responded with regret to the Plenary vote in the European Parliament on the General Data Protection Regulati...
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CJEU Ruling in Nintendo v PC Box case
28/01/2014

CJEU Ruling in Nintendo v PC Box case

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) last week handed down its decision in Case C-355/12 (Nintendo v PC Box). Video Games Europe is pleased that the ruling of the CJEU is ge...
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ICDP Calls For Workable Data Protection Regulation
22/10/2013

ICDP Calls For Workable Data Protection Regulation

The Industry Coalition for Data Protection (ICDP), of which Video Games Europe is a member, issued a statement in response to the text adopted during the LIBE Committee (the European Parliament Commit...
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30/09/2013

Study Shows Value of IP-intensive Industries

Creativity Works!, a coalition of European cultural and creative sectors of which Video Games Europe is a member, has issued a press release in response to the first comprehensive, evidence...
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Pirates Getting Some of Their Own Medicine
30/05/2013

Pirates Getting Some of Their Own Medicine

When Greenheart Games launched Game Dev Tycoon in April, a metagame in which you are a game developer trying to grow a successful business, they decided to stay one step ahead of pirates looking for...
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2012 PEGI Annual Report
29/04/2013

2012 PEGI Annual Report

PEGI S.A. has published its annual report, including detailed information about the procedures of the PEGI system, the organisational structure, new concepts like PEGI for APPS and IARC and an overvi...
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Video Games Europe Celebrates 10th Safer Internet Day
05/02/2013

Video Games Europe Celebrates 10th Safer Internet Day

PEGI is a participant and supporter of the 10th edition of Safer Internet Day which is celebrated in more than 60 countries across the world. The topic for 2013 is "Online rights and responsibiliti...
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Business Case for Data Protection
28/01/2013

Business Case for Data Protection

Today is European Data Protection Day. As the transition to the online, data-driven economy gathers speed, it’s a good reminder for the business community that we have to earn the trust of the peopl...
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Concerns Over Albrecht Draft Report
09/01/2013

Concerns Over Albrecht Draft Report

The Industry Coalition for Data Protection (ICDP), of which Video Games Europe is a member, issued a statement in response to the release of a draft report by the European Parliament on the proposed r...
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World’s Fastest Supercomputer Thanks To Video Games
16/11/2012

World’s Fastest Supercomputer Thanks To Video Games

The world's fastest supercomputer currently resides at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and it is called “Titan”. The machine derives more than 90% of its power from technology origi...
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GameTrack: Q2 2012 results summary
17/09/2012

GameTrack: Q2 2012 results summary

The latest quarterly results from GameTrack -­ the new industry­‐led study sizing the total games market in Europe (and US from Q3) - show a stable overall size of gamer market, although the dynam...
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Safer Internet Day Competition 2012
12/06/2012

Safer Internet Day Competition 2012

In February this year, as part of Safer Internet Day (SID) 2012 celebrations, Insafe launched two competitions. Children and young people were invited to submit posters or short videos promoting the...
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Video Games Europe presents GameTrack to measure entire games market
30/05/2012

Video Games Europe presents GameTrack to measure entire games market

Video Games Europe has officially presented GameTrack today in London. GameTrack is a new multi-country tracking survey designed to provide a complete view of the video games market. Video Games Eur...
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2011 PEGI Annual Report
23/03/2012

2011 PEGI Annual Report

PEGI S.A. has published its annual report, bringing a complete overview of the PEGI system and its organisation in 2011. The report includes detailed information about the procedures of the PEGI syst...
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Violence in Video Games and Aggression: a Literature Review
09/01/2012

Violence in Video Games and Aggression: a Literature Review

The Swedish Media Council, a government agency that aims to reduce the risk of harmful media influences on minors and empower them as conscious media users, has performed a literature review of all t...
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Games Used To Tell News Stories
16/12/2011

Games Used To Tell News Stories

Gaming mechanics are being used more and more by online media to tell stories, since they manage to illustrate the impact of certain events or actions much better than putting it in plain words. Sarah...
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Successful 2nd edition of Paris Games Week
23/11/2011

Successful 2nd edition of Paris Games Week

The second edition of Paris Games Week (21-25 October) saw a 50% increase of visitors. More than 180,000 people attended the show to see the newly announced games. A special family zone was created to...
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DigiWorld Summit 2011 Video Games Seminar – 16 & 17th November
28/09/2011

DigiWorld Summit 2011 Video Games Seminar – 16 & 17th November

As part of the DigiWorld Programme, the DigiWorld Summit is the annual key event of IDATE, aiming to bring the most important actors of the ICT together for 2 days, to discuss the hottest issues t...
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2010 PEGI Annual Report
01/03/2011

2010 PEGI Annual Report

PEGI S.A. has published its new annual report, bringing a complete overview of the PEGI system and its organisation in 2010. The report includes detailed information about the procedures of the PEGI s...
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Safer Internet Day 2011
08/02/2011

Safer Internet Day 2011

PEGI is a participant and supporter of the 8th edition of Safer Internet Day which is celebrated in more than 60 countries across the world. The topic for 2011 is "our virtual lives" around the sloga...
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