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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Statement against Stop Killing Games - July 2025<!-- Needs more elaboration here, may be ideal to fully rewrite the whole section -->=== | ===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 | 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. | ||
[[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> | |||
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== | ==References== | ||
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998[1] |
| Legal structure | Private |
| Industry | Lobbyist firm |
| Official website | https://www.videogameseurope.eu/ |
Video Games Europe is a corporate lobbying group founded in 1998[1] and based within 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.[2]
Background[edit | edit source]
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According to their Linkedin page:[3]
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.
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.
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
Their current board of executives has a Chair from Warner Bros. Games, with members from Roblox, Epic Games, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Nintendo of Europe, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Take 2, Ubisoft, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Square Enix, among others.
Incidents[edit | edit source]
Statement against Stop Killing Games - July 2025[edit | edit source]
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".[4] A longer document version was also published alongside the statement.[5] However, this position is not universally shared by its group members.
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.[6]
BeamNG's Chief Technology Officer, Lefteris Stamatogiannakis, responded with the following on 9 July 2025 on Twitter:
BeamNG is a member of @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.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Video Games Europe". Video Games Europe. Archived from the original on 10 Jul 2025. Retrieved 11 Jul 2025.
- ↑ "Our Membership". Video Games Europe. Archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025. Retrieved 11 Jul 2025.
- ↑ "Video Games Europe". Linkedin. Archived from the original on 7 Jul 2025. Retrieved 20 Jul 2025.
- ↑ "Statement on Stop Killing Games". Video Games Europe. 4 Jul 2025. Archived from the original on 4 Jul 2025. Retrieved 11 Jul 2025.
- ↑ "VGE Position Discontinuation of Support to Online Games" (PDF). Video Games Europe. 4 Jul 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 Jul 2025. Retrieved 11 Jul 2025.
- ↑ Sweeney, Tim (7 Jul 2025). "Tim Sweeney on X". Twitter. Archived from the original on 31 Jul 2025. Retrieved 31 Jul 2025.
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.
- ↑ Stamatogiannakis, Lefteris (9 Jul 2025). "Lefteris Stamatogiannakis (@estama2) / X". Twitter. Archived from the original on 12 Jul 2025. Retrieved 31 Jul 2025.