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Conservative culture minister Ed Vaizey has repeatedly urged the two associations to merge
Read More »ELSPA backs new MP game
As government increases its efforts in embracing to modern technological world a new video game called MP For A Week has gone live on Parliament.uk – and trade body ELSPA has given the new initiative an official thumbs up. Aimed at 11-14 year olds, the browser game is intended to …
Read More »Full report details Chancellor dev snub
The Chancellor’s pre-budget report may have made no mention of the UK games industry, but the complete report explains exactly why the government has refused to help developers. Of the 216 pages in the pre-budget report, the UK games sector was only mentioned once. That citation can be found below, …
Read More »UK Govt pumps £3.5m into prototyping facilities
University of Abertay Dundee and Media City UK to manage funds for UK developers
Read More »US: Gaming emergency broadcasts coming
New York State authorities are currently testing a system that would send emergency broadcasts over online gaming networks. Such warning messages can already be sent to the public through TV and radio, alerting people to natural or man-made disasters. But the State Deputy CIO Rico Singleton revealed the new system …
Read More »CANADA SPECIAL: Ontario region
Develop speaks to Ontarioâ??s Minister of economic development and trade
Read More »ELSPA applauds Digital Economy Bill
Following Her Majesty’s broadcast earlier today, European video games regulator ELSPA has backed the pro-copyright and age restriction measures outlined in the Queen’s Speech. We are delighted with the commitment made today by the UK Government to tackle the widespread problem of online copyright infringement and intellectual property theft, through …
Read More »Government lays out piracy battleplan
The UK Government has detailed its plans to combat piracy as a part of its Digital Economy Bill. The proposed bill was revealed during The Queen’s speech, and involves a two-stage process. Firstly, the Government will attempt to educate users on file-sharing, and those that are identified as illegal file-sharers …
Read More »Tiga calls for more abundant industry data
Absence of a Standard Industrial Classification leaving Ministers out the loop?
Read More »Change4Life backs Wii Fit Plus
ELSPA has welcomed the decision by the Department of Health to endorse Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus – making the first game to be allowed to use the NHS’s Change4Life logo in future advertising. As first reported by MCV, the Change4Life endorsement will be used across Nintendo’s promotion for Wii Fit …
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