ELSPA has vowed to throw the book” at individuals that pirate games software and sell it to consumers this Q4. Speaking to MCV, ELSPA director general Michael Rawlinson said that the body’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (IPCU) was already trawling the streets and the internet” to clamp down on criminal …
Read More »ELSPA welcomes Tory backing
Trade body ELSPA has praised the commitment pledged by the Conservative party’s Shadow Culture Minister Ed Vaizey at last night’s London Games Conference to explore ways to help the UK video games industry should his party win next year’s general election. We welcome much in Ed Vaizey’s speech,” ELSPA director …
Read More »New faces join ELSPA board
Video games body ELSPA has cemented its board line-up for the 12 months ahead, with some new faces joining the industry’s most established faces at the recent AGM. Andy Payne of Mastertronic is set to serve another year as ELSPA chairman, whilst Nintendo’s UK boss David Yarnton remains vice chairman …
Read More »ELSPA entertains top politicians
ELSPA has told MCV that its visits to the annual conferences of the UK’s three biggest political parties is a litmus test on how far the industry has come”. The publishers’ body attended the Liberal Democrats conference in Bournemouth last month, and showed off video games including Wii Sports Resort …
Read More »Support grows for London Games Conference
Companies from a variety of sectors, including online retailer Zavvi.com (now part of The Hut group) and digital distributor Direct2Drive, have stepped forward as platinum sponsors of forthcoming premier digital distribution event London Games Conference. Taking place at BAFTA in London from 4:30pm on Tuesday October 27th, LGC is focusing …
Read More »ELSPA campaign praised by Government
ELSPA’s fight to have PEGI instated by law has been singled out by a prominent Labour MP as one of the ‘greatest lobbying campaigns of all time’. Tom Watson, MP for West Bromwich East, has nominated the campaign to be included in Public Affairs Magazine’s prestigious Top 50 Best Ever …
Read More »‘Russian ELSPA nearing
Russia is set to officially swear in its first video games trade association. The National Russian Association of Game Industry will be unveiled at new trade show the All-Russian Conference in October. Organisers of ACGi also hope to help establish a ‘Committee of Games Industry Development’ to improve links with …
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Read More »PEGI legal ruling is still on track
ELSPA has reassured the trade that the PEGI ratings system’s ascent to become law is still on track – despite the discovery that current age classification is legally unenforceable. A recent review of the 25 year-old Video Recordings Act discovered that the selling of adult videos and games to minors …
Read More »Hasson: Dialogue with Government must improve
Ex-Tiga CEO on bettering progress with the political elite
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