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Retailers that sell games rated 12 or over to younger children could be jailed. The decision comes as part of today’s new Government process to have the pan-European PEGI ratings become law. It will add further power to the PEGI ratings, which are being made the sole classification for video …
Read More »End in sight for dual ratings as Parliament starts PEGI plan
After a drawn out saga, the Government today began the Parliamentary process to have the PEGI ratings for video games become the de facto classification in the UK. The dual-ratings system that has seen responsibilities shared with the BBFC and its iconic symbols seen on DVD, video and film will …
Read More »The games industry needs a tiger
Richard Wilson, CEO of games industry association TIGA responds to criticism from Zee-3 and Pickford Bros co-founder Ste Pickford, arguing that there is value in being a member of a network of developers and digital publishers
Read More »Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse listed on Amazon for PS3/360
Retailer listings reveal a new Family Guy title is on the way to consoles later this year. Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse has a release target and will be published by Activision, but beyond that not much is currently known. Amazon (via Joystiq) lists both a PS3 and Xbox …
Read More »VIDEO: See where GamesAid donations go
GamesAid has released its annual video talking to the charities it has supported with the help of games industry donations. The six charities featured this year were Action For Kids, Jigsaw4U, Lifelites, Volunteer Centre Sutton: MAPS, SpecialEffect and The Willow Foundation. Each one received a donation of 29,000 in 2011 …
Read More »Persona 4 Golden coming to NA Vitas this fall
Atlus has revealed Persona 4 Golden will see release in North America. The updated Vita version of the PS2’s Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 arrives this fall. The enhanced port was announced for Japan back in August of last year. The game packs ‘remastered visuals’, 50 per cent additional voicework, …
Read More »Boyes joins SCEA as new head of publisher relations
Sony Computer Entertainment America has hired Adam Boyes as head of publisher relations for the company. Boyes is a 15-year industry vet and former director of production at Capcom USA. GI.biz reports he will fill the opening Rob Dyer left when departing to join Zynga as their head of platform …
Read More »Adam Sessler leaves G4
Gaming personality Adam Sessler has announced he has left television network G4. Television personality Adam Sessler and TV network G4 are parting ways, with Adam’s last episode as host of G4’s "X-Play" airing on the network today, Wednesday, April 25,” a statement from Sessler’s representative read. AdditionallyKotaku reports that their …
Read More »EU lifts block on games tax breaks
Renewed policy paves way for tax relief 'cultural test' in UK
Read More »Lumia fails to shine as Nokia posts 1.34bn loss
Nokia’s first stab at reversing its torrid fortunes appears not to have taken off. The company has reported a €1.34bn loss for its 2012 Q1 with smartphone sales tumbling 52 per cent year-on-year. 2m Lumia handsets were sold in the period, and Nokia is predicting a similar performance from Q2. …
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