Entries in 'elspa' (153)
PEGI ‘likely to become law in 2010’
PEGI will have to wait the best part of a year until it becomes the UK’s sole classification system by law.
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 ...
DIGITAL BRITAIN: PEGI wins Government backing
The Government has heralded a new future for UK video games classification – with PEGI becoming the sole age ratings model in the region.
Government ratings decision due next week
Labour will announce the new industry standard age classification system on Tuesday next week (June 16th) as part of its Digital Britain report, MCV can reveal.
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UK video games market at lowest weekly value since 2007
The UK games market’s weekly value has dipped below £15 million for the first time since 2007, MCV can reveal.
New Frontier for ELSPA
Cambridge-based indie talent Frontier has joined ELSPA, the UK’s trade body for the games industry.
UK CHARTS: Six in a row for Wii Fit
Looking ahead at the upcoming release schedule it’s becoming hard to guess exactly what is going to usurp Nintendo’s Wii Fit from the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats ...
Industry confronts Govt over ‘disappointing’ Digital Britain report
The industry’s most notable faces met with Labour Ministers last week – to discuss games’ exclusion from a major Government report into ‘Britain’s online future’.
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ELSPA ‘delighted’ by new Govt ad
ELSPA has expressed its joy over the Government’s new Change4Life TV ad, which praises the role of active games as part of a healthy lifestyle.
RETAIL BIZ: The official UK games charts
The official ELSPA/GfK-ChartTrack charts are in – but it’s not all about the All Formats list.
UK industry welcomes EU report on games classifications
ELSPA, the trade body of UK games publishers, has welcomed the European Parliament's decision on games classification detailed in its recent “Report on the Protection of Consumers in respect of ...
UK CHARTS: Resi 5 smashes records
Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 has delivered as expected and entered the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats top 40 at number one in its debut week.
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ELSPA calls ‘urgent meeting’ with Government over Change4Life
ELSPA has attended an ‘urgent meeting’ with the Department Of Heath after the Government’s controversial Change4Life ad campaign linked video games to premature death.
ELSPA: 'PEGI is still the right solution for child safety'
ELSPA has fired back at headline-grabbing claims made today by the BBFC that parents in the UK are concerned over child safety and the content of video games.
UK CHARTS: Street Fighter IV topples Wii Fit
Capcom’s Street Fighter IV has knocked Nintendo’s Wii Fit from the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 – as predicted by MCV earlier today.
Rawlinson in as ELSPA boss
ELSPA has appointed Michael Rawlinson to the position of director general, as current incumbent Paul Jackson steps aside into an advisory role.Rawlinson has been with ELSPA since 1999. ...
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ELSPA backs new games event
Trade body ELSPA is supporting the new games industry conference set for the autumn.
ELSPA applauds ASA findings
ELSPA has praised its members after the Advertising Standards Authority found that 99 per cent of commercials created for video games were done so “responsibly”.
October games conference to return
MCV publisher Intent Media is to launch a new games conference this autumn, following its recent swoop for a range of event and magazine assets.
UK CHARTS: Wii Fit returns to the top
The ever-popular Wii Fit has proved that it's far from out of steam this week by returning to the top of ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the fifth ...
UK CHARTS: Top three unchanged as FIFA holds on
A resurgent Wii Fit is one of the few key differences at the top of the ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week as EA’s FIFA 09 holds firm ...
REVEALED: UK's best-selling games of 2008
Exclusive end-of-year ELSPA/Gfk-ChartTrack data supplied to MCV has shown that Mario Kart and FIFA were the big winners as part of 2008's £4bn bonanza we detailed earlier this week.
Ladbrokes backs COD for Xmas number one
UK bookmaker Ladbrokes and partner ELSPA have unveiled the official contenders for this year’s title of Christmas Number One Game, and has named Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at ...
ELSPA urges parents to look for PEGI symbols at Christmas
ELSPA (the Entertainment Leisure & Software Publishers Association) has urged parents looking to purchase games for Christmas to check the game’s packaging for the PEGI age ratings and content descriptors.
PEGI ratings could be legal standard by 2010
THE GOVERNMENT could be on the cusp of throwing out BBFC games ratings to make PEGI a legally-enforced standard, should it follow recommendations made by ELSPA this week.The ...
