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The British Board of Film Classification has publicly wished rival ratings body PEGI well after the latter organisation was given official public backing as part of the government’s Digital Britain report – but director David Cooke still believes his outfit would have been the better choice. The BBFC has always …

Established European ratings body PEGI has understandably spoken of its confidence in the role it will now play in policing the nation’s gaming habits following the official government backing sanctioned as part of the Digital Britain report. This decision by the British government to adopt PEGI as the single ratings …

Mike Rawlinson, the director general of games industry body ELSPA, has welcomed the government’s decision to back PEGI as the sole age ratings system for video games sold in the UK. The Government has made absolutely the right decision for child safety,” Rawlinson said in a statement. By choosing PEGI …

The Government has heralded a new future for UK video games classification – with PEGI becoming the sole age ratings model in the region. The news came as part of Labour’s Digital Britain report this afternoon, amd upheld the hopes of UK publishers who wished for the Pan-European PEGI ratings …

Digital Britain: Lord Carter's report cites Canadian tax relief system [Update 2]

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has extended its sponsorship deal with the UEFA Champions League until 2012, continuing the relationship that the two have enjoyed for nine years. The agreement covers the main tournament itself for a further three years and also the UEFA Super Cup for this year, next year …

UK Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw makes no mention of the BBFC in his Commons statement

Developer hard at work on its latest project as the studio seeks a buyer to rescue the company

A new study from research firm In-Stat has claimed that games consoles will become the primary conduit for delivering internet television and videos to user’s TVs by 2013, bypassing media-centre PCs in the process. The research claims that 29 per cent of American 29-34 year olds already use consoles to …

Dutch publisher Playlogic is taking its products to new territories, thanks to a new distribution agreement with Koch Media. The deal marks a significant step forward in the evolution of Playlogic following the launch of a new North American publishing office and the recent announcement about its move into the …