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Criticisms of UK education system 'reiterate proposals made on games education study'
Read More »Culture boss slams door on games tax breaks
Yet Jeremy Hunt admits UK needs to stand up to Canada
Read More »PEGI plans postponed until September
Confusion over whether games featuring video content still need a BBFC logo has temporarily derailed the implementation of PEGI. Now, PEGI will not be the sole legal rating system for games until September at the very earliest. A new DCMS proposal states that interactive entertainment which features linear content (such …
Read More »BIS: Treasury wonâ??t ignore games industry
Govt â??will still engage in games mattersâ?? after DCMS is handed exclusive duties
Read More »Business Department drops games industry duties
UKIE concerned with sector's isolation within Culture Department
Read More »DCMS takes sole charge of games
The Government’s Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) will now be solely responsible for the games industry. It means that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) will no longer have anything to do with interactive entertainment sector. Games industry advocate Ed Vaizey, who was formerly a joint …
Read More »Industry meets Vaizey to discuss R&D tax
Key talks held ahead of skills review publication
Read More »Cutbacks outlined in DCMS business plan
In the age of austerity, the Coalition insists UKâ??s cultural arms â??continue to thriveâ??
Read More »Tax break shouts silenced as film council falls
Britainâ??s cash-strapped culture dept reveals brutal spending cuts
Read More »UK Culture Department â??braced for 50% cutâ??
Comprehensive downsizing throughout the â??department of funâ??
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