Brussels, 6 April 2022 – ISFE 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 support to Europe’s video games industry in order to improve its global standing. In its recommendations, “Building a European Strategy for the Cultural and […]
EGDF and ISFE publishes their response on Guidelines 01/2022 on data subject rights – Right of access EGDF and ISFE members welcome the issue of Guidelines and Recommendations by the EDPB as they promote a common understanding of the European data protection framework and provide a harmonised interpretation of key provisions in the GDPR. This […]
February 24th, 2022 – EGDF condemns Putin regime’s war against Ukraine and asks the EU to stand up 1. EGDF strongly condemns the Putin regime’s military offence against Ukraine and calls for international support for Ukraine, its people and the Ukrainian game developer community. Ukraine has been, is and will be an important and essential […]
EGDF publishes its response on the Guidelines 05/2021 on the Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V of the GDPR The free flow of data between the EU and third countries is crucial for European game developer studios. Regulatory obstacles on the free flow of […]
EGDF publishes its response on a the EU consultation on adapting liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence (Civil liability) Usually, redress is not a problem in game markets. The creators of digital content and services rely more and more on their fan communities to get feedback (co-innovation) and get their help in viral […]
UPDATED 07.07.2022 EGDF celebrates record breaking EU funding for European video game industry EU funding for the games industry is one of the focus areas of EGDF in its advocacy work in Brussels. In 2022, the European Union will invest roughly 18 million on funding calls dedicated explicitly to the games industry and more than […]
You will find below a list of winners of 2021 game awards, around Europe. BELGIUMAward: Belgian Game Awards 2021Winner: The Almost Gone, by Happy Volcano https://www.happyvolcano.com/ CROATIAAward: Golden Beaver Awards by HCL.hr Winner: St. Kotar, by Red Martyr Entertainment https://store.steampowered.com/app/1358530/Saint_Kotar/ CZECH REPUBLICAward: Czech Game of the Year Awards CeremonyWinner: Creaks, by Amanita Design https://amanita-design.net/games/creaks.html FINLAND Award: The Finish Game […]
EGDF publishes its statement on a Tax in an increasingly mobile working environment discussion paper EGDF asks commission to take three steps to towards digital single market for remote work: Step 1 – Remote work fitness check of EU taxation and social security framework: The Commission has to carry out an EU-level study mapping all […]
October 21st, 2021 – Yesterday, EGDF became a member of the Playing for the Planet Alliance, a collective effort by the gaming industry to decarbonise the industry and integrate environmental activations into their games. Jari-Pekka Kaleva, Managing Director of EGDF said: “We are glad to join the Playing for the Planet Alliance as we see […]
EGDF submits response on a public consultation on Horizontal agreements between companies The more dominant the role of these gatekeeper platforms becomes, the more crucial it becomes to facilitate the exchange of information on actual concrete practices gatekeeper platforms are imposing on companies operating in their platforms. The more transparent the rules are, the fairer […]