EGDF PUBLISHES 2022 EUROPEAN GAMES INDUSTRY INSIGHTS DATA Brussels, 28.06.2024 – The European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) is pleased to announce the launch of its highly anticipated 2022 Video Games Industry Data Report. For the report, 20 national game industry trade industry associations have processed their 2022 data in a comparable format. The report, produced […]
Key national game developer community gatherings in Europe Below you can find a list of key national game developer conferences and summits in Europe that act as the main meeting points for national gamedev communities in Europe. Please note that national game industry award ceremonies are often equally important local gamedev community meeting points. You […]
ENABLING DIGITAL GROWTH IN THE EU The European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) unites 24 national trade associations representing game developer studios based in 23 European countries: Austria (PGDA), Belgium (FLEGA), Croatia (CGDA), Czechia (GDACZ), Denmark (Producentforeningen), Estonia (Gamedev Estonia), Finland (Suomen pelinkehittäjät), France (SNJV), Germany (GAME), Italy (IIDEA), Lithuania (LGDA), Netherlands (DGA), Norway (Virke […]
31st of May 2024 – The European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) continued its expansion, as Gamedev Estonia, the Estonian game developer association, joined EGDF. The membership of Gamedev Estonia strengthens our voice in Brussels to defend European game developers. We are more than happy to welcome Estonian game developers into our network to share best […]
EGDF calls Apple and Alphabet to do more to ensure their compliance with DMA Only if properly enforced will the Digital Markets Act (DMA) lead to pro-competitive changes in the market practices of the gatekeeper platforms. If the enforcement fails, DMA will open yet another opportunity for the gatekeeper platforms to introduce new anti-competitive market […]
28th of March 2024 EGDF strongly condemns attacks on and harassment of any kind. In particular, EGDF condemns harassment based on gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, language, disability, or political or religious beliefs. We are appalled by the recent online assaults against and harassment of some game developers and players. Some of them are criminal […]
Today, 34 companies and associations operating across a wide range of digital sectors, including aviation, publishing/press, gaming, commercial radios, audio streaming, applications software, communications, marketing, payment, fintech, crypto and marketplaces, wrote to the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President and to Commissioner for Internal Market, expressing their concerns for Apple’s proposed scheme for compliance with the […]
22nd of February 2024 At the beginning of February, EGDF organized a call with its members to map the state of the European games industry in 2024. The call focused on overcoming current difficult times, please find below EGDF president Hendrik Lesser’s summary of the discussions. WE WILL SURVIVE – THE STATE OF THE EUROPEAN […]
Are you looking for a job in the European games industry? Please find below the most important national games industry job boards. Belgium: https://gameindustry.be/job/ Finland https://gamesjobs.fi/ France: https://emploi.afjv.com/ Germany: https://gamesjobsgermany.de/ Ireland: https://gamedevelopers.ie/category/jobs-and-internships/ Latvia: https://discord.gg/nHtt5Hy Lithuania: https://www.lzka.lt/en/industry-jobs/ Netherlands/EU: https://gamejobs.eu/ Poland: https://www.skillshot.pl/ Serbia: https://sga.rs/en/jobs/ Slovakia: https://sgda.sk/#jobs Spain: https://stratos-ad.com/trabajo and https://jobs.aevi.org.es Sweden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210893417094 and https://www.swedengamejobs.com UK: https://tiga.org/jobs
EGDF is disappointed on Apple’s iOS17.4 anticompetitive fee structure The Digital Markets Act (DMA) will drastically change game markets. However, only if properly enforced the regulation will lead to pro-competitive changes in the market practices of the gatekeeper platforms, like enabling the introduction of third-party marketplaces (a.k.a. application stores) and payment systems on mobile gatekeeper […]