Politics (Page 50)

ELSPA has responded to the budget statement released today by UK Chancellor Alistair Darling

Following Eidos' decision to move its production services from London to Montreal, UK trade association Tiga has warned the government that it must create a fair competitive environment for UK games developers

Videogames allow the simulation of rape, and are the cause of real-life murders, according to one MP in a parliamentary debate on Friday.

The BBFC has hit back at suggestions that it doesn't provide a more effective ratings system than the PEGI version, as suggested by Microsoft's UK head of corporate affairs Matt Lambert, at a CMS Select Committee hearing yesterday.

The ELSPA is welcoming the UK government's launch of its new apprenticeship strategy paper "Creative Britain: New Talents for a New Economy

Giving evidence to a Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee today, Matt Lambert, Microsoft's head of corporate affairs in the UK, stated his belief that the PEGI ratings system was better than the BBFC version.

The Home Office has released its Violent Crime Action Plan, and while it references the possible effects of violent videogames, according to ELSPA it represents a shift in attitude towards the subject.

The Interactive Software Federation of Europe has said that it is unhappy at reports the UK government might consider dropping the PEGI ratings system as a result of the forthcoming Byron Report.

ELSPA has backed a plan by the UKs Department of Health to reduce obesity in children

Take-Two's chairman has responded to the BBFC's decision to seek judicial review of the Video Appeals Committee's decision overturning the ban on Manhunt 2 in the UK

The British Board of Film Classification has applied for a judicial review regarding the successful appeal made by Rockstar Games against the Manhunt 2 ban.

UK developer body Tiga has released a statement welcoming today's announcement that the EU has approved the French government's application to apply tax breaks to the videogames industry.

The BBFC has accepted there is no proven link between anti-social behaviour and violent videogames - but said more research is required to conclusively rule any connection out

Tiga president Fred Hasson and psychologist Guy Cumberbatch were today called to speak in defence of Rockstar at the appeal against the BBFC's decision to refuse certification for Manhunt 2.