Entries in 'elspa' (153)
Third of UK adults call themselves 'a gamer'
32 per cent of the UK's population now classifies themselves as a gamer.
ELSPA reeling from games tax U-turn
UK publisher association ELSPA has understandably aired its disappointment at the Cob-LibDem government's withdrawal of tax breaks for games production.
Midas man joins ELSPA as Commercial Manager
ELSPA has grown its team ahead of this summer's rebrand to UKIE.
New UK age ratings legal by October
ELSPA is hopeful that the PEGI system of age ratings for video games will be ratified in law this October – just in time for complete clarity through the busiest ...
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UK CHARTS: No moving Red Dead
Red Dead Redemption is spending its second week at the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, having successfully fended off a number of new ...
London Games Festival expands for 2010
THE FIFTH London Games Festival takes place this October as a month-long celebration of games, targeted at mainstream consumers, mass media and key Westminster figures.
ELSPA hails new Business, Culture Ministers
ELSPA has praised the appointment of the new Ministers for Culture and Business as the new Government takes shape.
ELSPA urges Tories to back tax breaks
The games industry is growing impatient with the Conservative party.
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ELSPA outlines policy manifesto
National financial support, age ratings, IP theft, skills, broadband – these are the areas that ELSPA will focus its efforts on as it outlines its lobbying intentions for the duration ...
DEB – what next for games industry?
The Digital Economy Bill is making its way into British law books, but with a General Election just weeks away the final chapter in the DEB’s story is still ...
ELSPA celebrates DEB ‘victory’
Its opponents have ensured their voices were heard throughout the course of the Digital Economy Bill’s passage through Parliament, but in the wake of its passing its supporters have come ...
Let's prove Government right
Alistair Darling’s Budget was a landmark moment for the games industry – but UK studios most show they are worth the £90m invested in them.
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Parties lock horns at ELSPA Question Time
The inaugural ELSPA Question Time event at BAFTA HQ last night saw the three key political parties debate some of the biggest issues surrounding the game industry.
Rawlinson talks UKIE
Rebranding ELSPA to the newer, more accessible UK Interactive Entertainment Association ‘reflects the evolving nature of the industry’ according to director general Michael Rawlinson.
ELSPA Question Time event on tonight
Today is the day three main political parties head to BAFTA’s London HQ to discuss the game industry’s most pressing issues.
UK tax breaks – ELSPA responds
The importance of the UK video games industry is at last being recognised – that’s the conclusion of trade body ELSPA in light of the Government's pledge to support the ...
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ELSPA to rebrand this summer
Trade organisation The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, otherwise known as ELSPA, has confirmed that it is to change its name to the UK Interactive Entertainment Association.
‘Games lead charge on piracy fight’
The video games industry is well ahead of music and DVD when it comes to combating IP theft, says trade body ELSPA.
MPs in gaming question time
Members of Parliament will take part in a Q&A session to discuss the state of the games industry on March 29th.
R4 supplier gets 12 months in prison
A man who imported over 26,500 R4 DS piracy cards has been given 12 months in prison.
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 ...
Xbox 360 and PS3 buck ’09 dip
In a year that saw most sectors of the UK video games market suffer year-on-year declines, both the Xbox 360 and PS3 have emerged as the real winners of the ...
Ministers hope to fast-track PEGI
The UK Government has addressed fears that the Digital Economy Bill will not be passed before the General Election.
The Bill, which looks at age ratings, broadband and illegal ...
