Download the EGDF 2019 data report from here: 2020 insights report Brussels, 19 August, 2022 – The European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) has published its 2020 insights report today. The 2020 report aggregates key games industry data from 25 European countries and is produced with the support of national trade associations across Europe, including those […]
August 2nd, 2022 – During the last General Assembly of the European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) , formed of its members, national trade associations representing game developer studios in several European countries, the membership request of IGP has been approved. Jakub Wójcik, the IGP Chairman stated: “We are delighted with the formalization of our cooperation […]
July 21st, 2022 – The General Assembly of the European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) , formed of its members, national trade associations representing game developer studios in several European countries, has gathered last month. During the GA, the membership request of APVP has been approved. Jeferson Valadares, the founder of APVP explained why the association […]
July 13th, 2022 – The General Assembly of the European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) , formed of its members, national trade associations representing game developer studios in several European countries, has gathered on 2nd of June. During the GA, the membership request of CGDA has been approved. Andrej Levenski, one from the president of CGDA […]
July 14th, 2022 – The General Assembly of the European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) , formed of its members, national trade associations representing game developer studios in several European countries, has gathered on 2nd of June. During the GA, the membership request of SGDA has been approved. Matthias Sala, President SGDA explained why the association […]
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 avoidance of aggressive practices and on how to ensure fairness and transparency where loot boxes are present in video games. Full article here: Video game industry […]
May 26th, 2022 – EGDF urges the EU and its member states to take their support for Ukraine to the next level and get ready for a new cold war The ongoing war is going to be long and EGDF urges everyone to be careful not to forget it or get too used to it. […]
The games industry is one of the leading cultural, technological and economic drivers of the 21st century. Consequently, the EGDF spring general assembly 2022 reflected what kind of future we are building and what are the key policies and technologies enabling it. You can download the vision paper from here: https://www.egdf.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EGDF-tech-white-paper.pdf [Update 3.11.2022] Updated the […]
EGDF publishes its response on VAT in the Digital Age consultation For years European game developer studios have relied on platforms acting as deemed suppliers for VAT reporting. This system has worked well and does not need to change. However, now that alternative third party payment options are becoming more common in traditional digital distribution […]
The war in Ukraine continues, many games industry professionals (and not only) are affected because of this. EGDF calls the EU and its member states to invest in a stable and predictable operating environment for game developer studios. Please find below actions that local game developer studios and national associations are taking to help Ukraine. Keep […]