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However when you examine the facts, there were no rights and no infringement. Whilst the story is old news, the issues are not – and these recent events provide a timely reminder to those making games that we need to be careful about what we do and don’t include in …
Read More »Publishers: Know your rights
However when you examine the facts, there were no rights and no infringement. Whilst the story is old news, the issues are not – and these recent events provide a timely reminder to those making games that we need to be careful about what we do and don’t include in …
Read More »Full details of Government games review unveiled
The UK Government has launched its official ‘call for evidence’ over the risks to young people from violent video games – and is asking you to help the inquiry. As reported by MCV last month, the research – which also looks at the availbility of ‘violent or pornographic’ material on …
Read More »Full details of Government games review unveiled
The UK Government has launched its official ‘call for evidence’ over the risks to young people from violent video games – and is asking you to help the inquiry. As reported by MCV last month, the research – which also looks at the availbility of ‘violent or pornographic’ material on …
Read More »Gordon Brown: Society must look at video games
Gordon Brown has reiterated that he is not interested in censoring the interactive entertainment industry – and promised to detail plans of his new review into video games today. After being asked to deliver his message to the ‘makers of video games’ at a press conference at 10 Downing Street …
Read More »Gordon Brown: Society must look at video games
Gordon Brown has reiterated that he is not interested in censoring the interactive entertainment industry – and promised to detail plans of his new review into video games today. After being asked to deliver his message to the ‘makers of video games’ at a press conference at 10 Downing Street …
Read More »Report: PS3 faltering as publishers back Wii
The analyst’s latest report states that for the final quarter of 2007, publishers have backed the Wii with the greatest number of titles – 86 in total. This puts the Nintendo console some distance ahead of Xbox 360 and PS3, which have 47 and 38 titles lined up respectively. A …
Read More »Report: PS3 faltering as publishers back Wii
The analyst’s latest report states that for the final quarter of 2007, publishers have backed the Wii with the greatest number of titles – 86 in total. This puts the Nintendo console some distance ahead of Xbox 360 and PS3, which have 47 and 38 titles lined up respectively. A …
Read More »Rockstar: BBFC treats movies better than games
Rockstar has hit out at the British Board of Film Classification for treating violent films more favourably than ‘horror’ games. In a statement sent out today, the firm said that the changes that the BBFC requested be made to Manhunt 2 before resubmission were ‘unacceptable’. The full release reads: "We …
Read More »Rockstar: BBFC treats movies better than games
Rockstar has hit out at the British Board of Film Classification for treating violent films more favourably than ‘horror’ games. In a statement sent out today, the firm said that the changes that the BBFC requested be made to Manhunt 2 before resubmission were ‘unacceptable’. The full release reads: "We …
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