The Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) is an independent federation, representing the interests of the interactive software sector in Europe to the main stakeholders: EU institutions, international organisations, academics, or the general public. This objective is pursued through a variety of actions, such as meetings, conferences, sponsorships and informational actions aimed towards the public.
Founded in 1998, the ISFE initially only included the national interactive software trade associations of the UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands. In January 2002, the ISFE opened up to include any company representing the industry within the 27 member states of the European Union, plus Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
In 2002 the ISFE was registered under Belgian law as an international association with scientific and pedagogical purposes. In April 2003, ISFE founded PEGI ('Pan European Game Information) which has become the gaming industry's rating system for Europe. The ISFE secretariat is located in Brussels.
ISFE's main activities regard the following goals:
Creating European awareness
Protecting minors by providing information to consumers
Providing research/market data
Supporting national representation in all EU countries
Acting against software piracy
Activision Blizzard
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Disney Interactive Studios
Electronic Arts
Gameloft
King
Microsoft
Nintendo
SEGA
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Square Enix
Supercell
Take-Two Interactive Software
Ubisoft
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Wooga
Österreichischer Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware (OVUS) - Austria
Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) - Belgium
Syndicat des Editeurs de Logiciels de Loisir (SELL) - France
Bundesverband für Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware (BIU) - Germany
Associazione Editori Software Videoludico Italiana (AESVI) - Italy
Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld - en geluidsdragers (NVPI) - the Netherlands
Association for the Nordic Game Industry (ANGI) - Nordic region
Stowarzyszenie Producentów i Dystrybutorów Oprogramowania Rozrywkowego (Spidor) - Poland
Asociación Española de Videojuegos (AEVI) - Spain
Swiss Interactive Entertainment Association (SIEA) - Switzerland
UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) - United Kingdom
