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They are changing the law so that every game needs to be classified by the BBFC, just like films are. Here are a few reasons why this is stupid: – Television is more violent and has more sex than video games. Even an early evening soap opera like Eastenders has …

It has emerged that that The European Commission has conducted antitrust raids on the offices of leading global chip maker Intel and Dixons and PC World owners DSG. To read the full story, head over the MCV’s sister site PC Retail.

Electronic Arts has unveiled its line up of Sim titles for the coming financial year, according to Shacknews. Citing the success of last years MySims, with over 3 million units sold, EA has confirmed two new titles in the franchise. The first of which, MySims Kingdom, is due this fall …

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Electronic Arts targets $6 billion in revenues by the end of the 2011 fiscal year, according to CEO John Riccitiello. With revenues for this financial year expected to be around $3.5 billion, EA are expecting a growth of 70 per cent in three years. "It’s a big number. It’s never …

As predicted by MCV’s sister site Licensing.biz , The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) and show producer Advanstar has confirmed that the Licensing International Expo, better known as the Licensing Show, is to move to Las Vegas. The show’s first non-New York City edition will be in June next …

Net revenues for the third quarter ended December 31st 2007 show that the publisher’s net revenues were down year-on-year to $41.1 million from $47.3m the year before. While publishing net revenues were also down from $46m to $35.2m, Atari’s distribution network earned the company $5.9m for the quarter, up significantly …

It just gets worse for HD-DVD in North America – leading national retailer Best Buy has now said that it is to encourage the uptake of Sony’s hi-def Blu-Ray disc format in its stores. The news comes just a day after giant US rental firm Netflix declared that it is …

Though it’s arrival has always been anticipated, EA has only today confirmed that BioWare’s epic Xbox 360 RPG Mass Effect is heading to PC, with its arrival expected in May. The game will be optimised for keyboard control, with things such as the lock-encryption minigames getting a complete overhaul. EA …

One of the most highly anticipated PC games of all time, Will Wright’s Spore, will be released in Europe on September 5th – and the shock news is that the DS incarnation will arrive alongside the PC and Mac releases. Also surprising is the fact that European gamers will be …