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A number of the most senior figures in the UK video games industry have responded to the government’s move to grant PEGI the sole power of video games classification. We’ve got comments from Nintendo’s UK general manager David Yarnton, Ubisoft MD Rob Cooper, Sega president and CEO Mike Hayes, EA …
Read More »DIGITAL BRITAIN: ELSPA backs Government decision
Mike Rawlinson, the director general of games industry body ELSPA, has welcomed the government’s decision to back PEGI as the sole age ratings system for video games sold in the UK. The Government has made absolutely the right decision for child safety,” Rawlinson said in a statement. By choosing PEGI …
Read More »Tories pledge to aid the industry, if elected
Shadow Culture Secretary keen to setup Video Games Council to communicate with Government
Read More »First ever all-party games group formed
Over 20 MPs and Lords on hand to provide a forum for discussion on how the industry can be aided
Read More »Tiga ready to meet with new UK Culture Secretary
Game industry group encouraged by Ben Bradshawâ??s recent pledge to introduce â??further tax breaksâ??
Read More »Tiga: Govt narrow-minded with creative industry funds
Tiga CEO Richard Wilson has told Develop that Westminster is once again taking narrow-minded” measures, following reports of new funding initiatives for the creative industries. According to trade publication Music Week*, the Department for Work and Pensions will soon be using over half of its 50 million war chest to …
Read More »Tiga: Govt â??narrow-mindedâ?? with creative industry funds
Music sector to get over half of the £50m funds earmarked for the creative industries, no plans yet set for the games business
Read More »Tories call on MCV readers
The Conservative Party’s Creative Industries Task Force, which examines ways in which the Government can ensure the UK remains a leader in video game development, has asked MCV’s readership to send it their thoughts on the industry’s future. The review looks to ‘make Britain a global hub for content creation …
Read More »Gosen: Industry doesnt get the credit it deserves
David Gosen, the current vice president of marketing for EMEA Xbox and former head of Nintendo Europe, has admitted that he believes the games industry doesn’t get the recognition or thanks that it deserves from both the wider public and government. It frustrates me that from a public standpoint, the …
Read More »Xboxâ??s Gosen calls for dev support
Microsoft European marketing head calls on UK govt to provide â??incentives to drive developmentâ?
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