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==Background==
|Founded=1998<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Video Games Europe |url=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/about/ |website=Video Games Europe |date= |access-date=11 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710075431/https://www.videogameseurope.eu/about/ |archive-date=10 Jul 2025}}</ref>
{{Placeholder box|Video Games Europe is a lobbying group based in Belgium. Its board has members from Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Activision and more.
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|Website=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/
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==[Incident]==
Video Games Europe is a corporate lobbying group founded in 1998<ref name=":0" /> and based within {{Wplink|Belgium}}. The group consists of members both from major corporate gaming media publishers — such as [[Electronic Arts]], [[Ubisoft]], [[Activision Blizzard]], [[Nintendo]], and more — and national trade associations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Membership |url=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/about/our-membership/ |website=Video Games Europe |date= |access-date=11 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621135418/https://www.videogameseurope.eu/about/our-membership/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2025}}</ref>
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In July 2025, the group made a statement speaking against the ongoing Stop Killing Games movement lead by Ross Scott. One of the reasons given was because it would make game development "too expensive".}}


===[Company]'s response===
==Background==
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{{Incomplete section}}According to their Linkedin page:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Games Europe |url=https://be.linkedin.com/company/videogameseurope |access-date=20 Jul 2025 |website=Linkedin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707225240/https://be.linkedin.com/company/videogameseurope |archive-date=7 Jul 2025}}</ref><blockquote>We are the voice of Europe's thriving video games industry, representing major game companies and national trade associations across the continent.


Our mission is to advance the creative and innovative potential of video games while promoting responsible gameplay and the protection of the players.


==Lawsuit==
We founded the Pan European Game Information system (PEGI) in 2003, to ensure age-appropriate and content-rated gaming experiences in 38 European countries.
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===Claims===
In 2019, we launched Video Games Europe Esports, tapping into the exciting world of competitive gaming.
Main claims of the suit.


===Rebuttal===
At Video Games Europe, we are committed to providing strategic data through projects like GameTrack and Games Sales Data. Check out our data insights and find out more about the video games industry in Europe</blockquote>Their current board of executives has a Chair from Warner Bros. Games, with members from [[Roblox]], [[Epic Games, Inc.|Epic Games]], [[Electronic Arts]], [[Microsoft]], [[Nintendo]] of Europe, [[Sony]] Interactive Entertainment, Take 2, [[Ubisoft]], Bandai Namco Entertainment and Square Enix, among others.
The response of the company or counterclaims.
 
===Outcome===
The outcome of the suit, if any.}}
 
 
==Consumer response==
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==Incidents==
===Statement against Stop Killing Games - July 2025<!-- Needs more elaboration here, may be ideal to fully rewrite the whole section -->===
On 4 July 2025, the group made a statement speaking against the ongoing [[Stop Killing Games]] movement lead by Ross Scott. One of the reasons given was because it would make game development "too expensive".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement on Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/news/statement-on-stop-killing-games/ |website=Video Games Europe |date=4 Jul 2025 |access-date=11 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704203228/https://www.videogameseurope.eu/news/statement-on-stop-killing-games/ |archive-date=4 Jul 2025}}</ref> A longer document version was also published alongside the statement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VGE Position Discontinuation of Support to Online Games |url=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VGE-Position-Discontinuation-of-Support-to-Online-Games-04072025.pdf |website=Video Games Europe |date=4 Jul 2025 |access-date=11 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704232256/https://www.videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VGE-Position-Discontinuation-of-Support-to-Online-Games-04072025.pdf |archive-date=4 Jul 2025}}</ref>


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