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{{~~Placeholder box~~|Video Games Europe is a lobbying group. ~~In 2025~~, ~~the group spoke out against Stop Killing~~ Games.}}

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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>

==Background==

{{~~Placeholder box~~|Video Games Europe ~~is a lobbying group based in Belgium~~. ~~Its board has members from Electronic Arts, Ubisoft~~, ~~Activision~~ and ~~more~~.

{{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.

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~~==[Incident]==~~

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

~~{{Placeholder box|~~

~~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===~~

We founded the Pan European Game Information system (PEGI) in 2003, to ensure age-appropriate and content-rated gaming experiences in 38 European countries.

In 2019, we launched Video Games Europe Esports, tapping into the exciting world of competitive gaming.

~~==Lawsuit==~~

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.

==Incidents==

===Statement against Stop Killing Games - July 2025===

On 4 July 2025, the group made a statement speaking against the ongoing [[Stop Killing Games]] movement advocated 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> However, this position is not universally shared by its group members.

==~~Consumer response~~==

[[Epic Games, Inc.|Epic Games]], however, was neutral on the matter. Tim Sweeney, its CEO, shared on Twitter that the company "hasn't lobbied or opined" on the initiative despite its logo being displayed by "various trade organizations" that may have taken a position on Stop Killing Games.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Tim |last=Sweeney |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1942295844285251587 |website=[[Twitter]] |date=7 Jul 2025 |access-date=31 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/76ZhQ |archive-date=31 Jul 2025 |quote=''Epic Games hasn't lobbied or opined on the law. I guess our logo is on the picture above because we're a member of various trade organizations and some of them have lobbied or opined against the proposal.''}}</ref>

~~{{Placeholder box~~|~~Responses to this statement have been overwhelmingly negative~~ on ~~social media such as X~~.~~com~~.}}

BeamNG's Chief Technology Officer, Lefteris Stamatogiannakis, responded with the following on 9 July 2025 on [[Twitter]]:

<blockquote>BeamNG is a member of [https://x.com/videogames_EU @videogames_EU]. VGE didn't ask BeamNG concerning their response to https://stopkillinggames.com/ . As far i know there wasn't a vote on this too. We do NOT agree with their statement, this is not how a representative group should be behaving.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Lefteris |last=Stamatogiannakis |title=Lefteris Stamatogiannakis (@estama2) / X |url=https://x.com/estama2/status/1942946168910086512 |website=[[Twitter]] |date=9 Jul 2025 |access-date=31 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/ewd9K |archive-date=12 Jul 2025}}</ref></blockquote>

==References==

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[[Category:Lobbyists]]

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+|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>
+|Industry=Lobbyist firm
+|Logo=Video Games Europe.png
+|Type=Private
+|Official Website=https://www.videogameseurope.eu/
+}}
+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>
 ==Background==
-{{Placeholder box|Video Games Europe is a lobbying group based in Belgium. Its board has members from Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Activision and more.
+{{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.
-}}
-==[Incident]==
+Our mission is to advance the creative and innovative potential of video games while promoting responsible gameplay and the protection of the players.
-{{Placeholder box|
-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===
+We founded the Pan European Game Information system (PEGI) in 2003, to ensure age-appropriate and content-rated gaming experiences in 38 European countries.
+In 2019, we launched Video Games Europe Esports, tapping into the exciting world of competitive gaming.
-==Lawsuit==
+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.
+==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 advocated 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> However, this position is not universally shared by its group members.
-==Consumer response==
+[[Epic Games, Inc.|Epic Games]], however, was neutral on the matter. Tim Sweeney, its CEO, shared on Twitter that the company "hasn't lobbied or opined" on the initiative despite its logo being displayed by "various trade organizations" that may have taken a position on Stop Killing Games.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Tim |last=Sweeney |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1942295844285251587 |website=[[Twitter]] |date=7 Jul 2025 |access-date=31 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/76ZhQ |archive-date=31 Jul 2025 |quote=''Epic Games hasn't lobbied or opined on the law. I guess our logo is on the picture above because we're a member of various trade organizations and some of them have lobbied or opined against the proposal.''}}</ref>
-{{Placeholder box|Responses to this statement have been overwhelmingly negative on social media such as X.com.}}
+BeamNG's Chief Technology Officer, Lefteris Stamatogiannakis, responded with the following on 9 July 2025 on [[Twitter]]:
+<blockquote>BeamNG is a member of [https://x.com/videogames_EU @videogames_EU]. VGE didn't ask BeamNG concerning their response to https://stopkillinggames.com/ . As far i<!-- sic --> know there wasn't a vote on this too. We do NOT agree with their statement, this is not how a representative group should be behaving.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Lefteris |last=Stamatogiannakis |title=Lefteris Stamatogiannakis (@estama2) / X |url=https://x.com/estama2/status/1942946168910086512 |website=[[Twitter]] |date=9 Jul 2025 |access-date=31 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/ewd9K |archive-date=12 Jul 2025}}</ref></blockquote>
 ==References==
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-{{Placeholder box|[[mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_categories|Add a category]] with the same name as the product, service, website, software, product line or company that this article is about.
-The "Incidents" category is not needed.}}
+[[Category:Lobbyists]]