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ELSPA has flown in the face of Dr. Tanya Byron’s recommendations by stating that adoption of the pan-European PEGI age ratings system for games sold in store and online is ‘crucial’ for the UK industry. Director General Paul Jackson praised the UK Government’s decision to review the prospect of Canada-style …

EXCLUSIVE: Brown's Government to 'collect and review' evidence for a production tax credit

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has made it five weeks at number one in the ELSPA/ChartTrack All Formats rankings – seeing off a stern challenge from Codemasters’ Race Driver: GRID, which debuts in second spot. Sales of GTA IV dropped 22 per cent in the week, but it still manages …

The British Board of Film Classification has responded to ELSPA’s decision to ‘warn off’ publishers to its advances – stating that its relationship with UK games firms is a private matter. As revealed on MCVUK.com last week (23/05), ELSPA requested that leading publishers hold fire on implementing any changes to …

UK trade association outlines its part in the campaign to guarantee the 'right policy environment' for studios

FT story says government should "at the very least" follow France's lead on tax breaks

Nintendo’s phenomenal-selling Wii Fit has had the worst week of its existence in the UK – dropping all the way out of the ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats top 40. The spectacular drop – likely due to stock issues at retail – has seen the game slide from second position last week, …

More leading studios - including Blitz, Codemasters, EA, Exient, NCSoft and Realtime Worlds - support Government lobbying effort

Government must act immediately, say Games Up? organisers as campaign goes public

Tiga and ELSPA-supported campaign for tax breaks gets backing from studio heavyweights