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Digital Britain: PEGI to rate UK videogames

Digital Britain: PEGI to rate UK videogames

The government has picked the pan-European gaming body to age-classify videogames in the UK, with new criminal penalties for selling games to underage children Read more

16 June 2009, 16:54  |  Tags: Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Nintendo, videogames

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UK government details game rating options

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has outlined the four options being considered for the revamp of the rating system suggested in the Byron report Read more

1 August 2008, 09:39  |  Tags: videogames, hybrid, Games and Gear

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BBFC: Online game ratings inevitable

The British Board of Film Classification reveals "world-first" voluntary classification system for movies online, and says legislation for downloadable games is likely Read more

22 May 2008, 10:25  |  Tags: Warner Bros, Fox, PlayStation, PlayStation Network

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Videogame ratings update recommended

The report focuses on making the videogame rating system clearer, and efforts to educate parents about age ratings on games and consoles Read more

27 March 2008, 14:41  |  Tags: DVDs, parental controls, videogames, analogue

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'Manhunt 2' finally wins UK release

In the end of one of the longest legal dramas video gaming has ever seen, Manhunt 2 has been finally granted a classification certificate in the UK Read more

14 March 2008, 14:20  |  Tags: Games and Gear

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'Cinema-style' ratings to classify videogames?

The Guardian newspaper on Saturday reported that the government is planning to introduce a "legally enforceable cinema-style classification system" for videogames Read more

12 February 2008, 09:44  |  Tags: videogames, DVDs, Games and Gear

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'Manhunt 2' release halted again

The High Court has overturned an appeals settlement that would grant Rockstar's Manhunt 2 release in the UK, fearing it could be harmful to minors Read more

25 January 2008, 10:03  |  Tags: Games and Gear

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'Manhunt 2' permitted for UK release

An independent panel assigned by the British Board of Film Classification has decided that Rockstar's game should be given a classification and released in the UK Read more

11 December 2007, 09:53  |  Tags: Games and Gear

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Sony, Nintendo forbid 'Manhunt 2' in US

The console-makers have announced that their policies prevent licensed third parties from releasing Adults Only-rated games on their systems, effectively banning the Rockstar title Read more

21 June 2007, 09:44  |  Tags: Nintendo, Rockstar Games, Sony, Grand Theft Auto

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'Manhunt 2' is banned in UK

Rockstar Games' Manhunt 2 has achieved the dubious honour of being only one of two games to be banned in the UK Read more

20 June 2007, 10:34  |  Tags: Rockstar Games, PlayStation, PSP, DVDs

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