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The UK Government has published its official action plan for video games classification changes following the recommendations made in the Byron Review earlier this year. You can find the full, in depth Action Plan here . When it comes to age classification changes, the ‘action points’ for the Department of …

The UK Government has published its official action plan for video games classification changes following the recommendations made in March’s Byron Review . It pledges a four-month public consultation period will take place from July, in which publishers keen to argue the toss for a pan-European classification system will have …

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

UK Minster Margeret Hodge has revealed that T anya Byron’s Review into the availability of inappropriate digital material to young people cost the UK Government 275,000. The Review, which was immediately backed by Government, recommended that BBFC ratings should appear on all games released in the UK – with anew …

After MCV revealed last week that the UK games market saw its most lucrative Q1 period ever in the first three months of the year, ELSPA has applauded the figures – but warned that the Government must offer the UK tax breaks and other financial incentives to prevent talent heading …

Dr Tanya Byron may have became a ‘friend’ of the industry when conducting her six-month Government Review – but a new BBC TV show written and fronted by the child psychologist is unlikely to have been well received by the UK games business. Am I Normal?, screened at 9pm on …

SCEE president David Reeves has politely criticised recommendations made in the Byron Review, telling its author that she has been too nice” to the UK games industry. At a press conference attended by selected press last week, Reeves told Byron that he was in favour of PEGI becoming the only …

Dr Tanya Byron has told the biggest names in UK video games publishing that retailers persuaded her to give more power to the BBFC over PEGI – as ELSPA members voiced their disagreement with the decision. Addressing ELSPA members in Portman Square, London at a closed meeting this morning – …

MP Keith Vaz has released a statement to the press welcoming the proposals within the Byron Review – but in doing so he suggests once again that Rockstar title Manhunt was linked to the murder of Stefan Pakeerah in 2004. The statement reads: Mr Vaz first became involved in the …

Dr. Tanya Byron has rubbished media reports that her Government Review into digital entertainment recommends stricter legal penalties for UK retailers. Early national newspaper articles printed on the morning of the Review claimed that Byron had suggested ‘retailers who sell video games to anyone under the age rating on the …