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EURO CHARTS: Super Smash Bros. rules supreme Nintendo fighting title takes top spot in Spain, Germany, Sweden Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl has taken the No.1 spot in the Spanish, German and Swedish software charts in its first week. According to Next-Gen.biz, The previous week’s bestseller in all three mainland …
Read More »Sony releases updated PS3 firmware
Following last week’s kafuffle which saw PS3 firmware 2.40 released and then withdrawn following reports of system failures, an updated 2.41 version of the software has been made live on Sony’s PSN network. Speaking of the update on the official US PlayStation blog, PSN operations director Eric Lempel stated: As …
Read More »BBFC seeks compromise over ratings
The BBFC has responded to earlier ELSPA claims that it was incapable of properly working with the games industry – and said it ultimately wants to pursue a partnership with rival pan-Europe classification body PEGI. Speaking at today’s Westminster Media Forum on the games industry, the BBFC’s head of policy …
Read More »Forum Nokia opens Virtual Developer Lab
Handset giant's developer arm teams with DeviceAnywhere to offer remote access to devices.
Read More »‘PEGI is UK’s only option’
PEGI represents the gold standard” today, and will undoubtedly be the best system for tomorrow. PEGI is clearly the only ratings system which has the power to prevent game publishers distributing unsuitable content to children, online and offline. Only PEGI fully assesses all games content. It is designed specifically for …
Read More »ELSPA members on PEGI
David Yarnton, UK General Manager of Nintendo: The PEGI age ratings system is favoured by Nintendo. It has the ability to assess and rate all game content and does not rely on a sample of game play to form its decisions. The fact that there is also an EC proposal …
Read More »Channel 4 now commissioning games content
UK broadcaster signs indie team Introversion for new PC game, with eye on console downloads, mobile, ARGs and more
Read More »ELSPA tells Government: PEGI is the only option
The games industry’s future in online games means that PEGI is the only choice for games classification in the UK, ELSPA head Paul Jackson today told the Government. Speaking at a special games industry forum held at Westminster, Jackson compared and contrasted the opposing classification bodies – UK-only BBFC and …
Read More »‘UK is most expensive country in the world to develop a game’
Eidos' Ian Livingston says Government must invest to aid industry growth 'or suffer the consequences'
Read More »Q&A: Eidosâ?? Ian Livingstone â?? Part 1
In this in-depth two-part interview, with speak to â??godfather of Lara Croftâ?? and Eidosâ?? creative director Ian Livingstone about the publisherâ??s recent restructure, what that means for studios, and why heâ??s backing Games Upâ?¦
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