Playing for the Planet released its first piece of guidance for video game storytellers, which empowers developers to identify and harness opportunities to integrate themes of climate, nature, and the environment into narratives to reach new levels of commercial and critical success, all while inspiring positive change for our planet. This is a guide for […]
18th of February 2026 EGDF organised a call with its members to map the state of the European games industry in 2026. Please see below, EGDF president Hendrik Lesser’s conclusions of the discussion. WE MUST FIGHT FORWARD – THE STATE OF THE EUROPEAN GAMES INDUSTRY IN 2026 We are not survivors, we are fighters For […]
UNICEF released RITEC (Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children) Design Toolbox, which provides designers with practical tools for incorporating support for children’s well-being into their design process. It provides an overview of how to design for children’s well-being in digital play, including a list of relevant game design features.
Explore China’s gaming scene with the “Game Developer’s Guide to the Chinese Market” report! Developed over eight years by the Polish Institute in Beijing and Indie Games Foundation Poland, this guide is a must-read for Polish game devs venturing into China. Learn how Chinese gamers view Polish games, discover market trends, and unlock opportunities for […]
Find out more here: White paper on accessibility for developers
EGDF list of speakers EGDF is often contacted for speakers, and here we list the experts from our national association community who are more than happy to share their expertise.
Dataspelsbranchen (Swedish Game Industry Association) has published the New report – Ways into the gaming industry – about competence, education and the art of creating games available here: https://dataspelsbranschen.se/news/2023/2/1/new-report-sweden-needs-25000-game-developers-next-ten-years
Neogames Finland ry. and Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry. have built a model for Finnish game companies to estimate their carbon footprint. The model unites the methodologies leading Finnish game developer studios currently use to calculate their emissions with existing third-party online resources, such as Ilmastolaskuri by WWF Finland. The model is free to use for any […]
About the Playing for the Planet Alliance The Playing for the Planet Alliance was launched in 2019 during the Climate Summit at UN Headquarters in New York. In joining the Alliance, members have made commitments ranging from integrating green activations in games, reducing their emissions and supporting the global environmental agenda through initiatives ranging from […]
Women in Games has published the Second Edition of its Guide. Featuring almost 150 pages of information, inspiration, resources, first-hand accounts, showcases, recommendations and more, The Guide: Building A Fair Playing Field is available to download for free here.