Entries in 'government' (111)
Australian Minister comments on GAME situation
Bill Shorten MP has expressed his concern over the potential loss of 500 jobs from GAME Australia, but says he is 'hopeful' a buyer can be found.
Vaz tables FIFTH violent games EDM
Labour MP and long-term opponent of the games industry Keith Vaz has tabled his FIFTH early day motion about violent video games.
Games industry piles on pressure for education reform
The government has admitted the way schools teach computing is flawed – now the UKIE-backed Next Gen Skills campaign wants games firms to help change the National Curriculum.
UK Government responds to Livingstone-Hope
The UK Government has made public its response to the Livingstone-Hope Skills Review, which in February this year made recommendations to include computer science into the national curriculum.
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Government had "no data" when formulating Digital Economy Act
The UK Government has amazingly admitted that it made no attempt to gather its own evidence when formulating its anti-piracy plans that were included in the controversial Digital Economy Bill.
PEGI delayed. Again.
UKIE had reported that further delays are holding back the introduction of PEGI as the standard age rating system in the UK.
£1.8m boost turns Newcastle studio into digital publisher
Ferrari Challenge developer Eutechnyx will start publishing games after securing £1.8m in Government funding.
Eutechnyx secures £1.8m funding
UK developer Eutechnyx has received a regional growth fund of £1.8m from the Government to fund an online racing game.
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Apple's cash reserves are bigger than the US Government's
Well, it finally happened. Steve Jobs’ consumer electronic empire Apple now has more money to play with than the US treasury – the world’s biggest economy and lynchpin of the ...
Gove encourages games in schools
Michael Gove MP has encouraged educators to experiment with using video games to help teach maths and science.
Japanese government blocks PSN reboot
PSN may be back in key terrories such as the UK and US, but authorities in Japan have blocked public access to the service until further security assurances can ...
MPs consider web block plans
MPs have been in negotiations with Internet Service Providers and intellectual rights holders to create a system that would allow access to be blocked to certain websites.
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Indies call for VAT clampdown
Independent games retailers have urged the Government to make good on its promise to review the Channel Islands’ tax loophole.
Game tax breaks back on?
The UK games industry is braced for another tense Budget report, as new indications suggest George Osborne could re-introduce games tax breaks into the finance bill.
OPINION: Supporting Britain's game creators
The UK has a heritage in developing video games that we can be very proud of.
UKIE concerned over DEA review
Video games trade body UKIE has expressed its concern about the government's decision to re-evaluate the potential website blocking powers that would be granted to ISPs as part of the ...
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DCMS takes sole charge of games
The Government’s Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) will now be solely responsible for the games industry.
Vaizey: 'Games can play key role in economic recovery'
Culture minister Ed Vaizey held meetings with games firms today over Research and Development tax credits.
Government wants internet porn ban
With the very notion of net neutrality currently under threat, it has emerged that the British Government is to ask ISPs to block all online pornography by default on domestic ...
Cameron explains game tax break snub
Yesterday the Prime Minister once again faced the question of why he, and his government, chose to go back on promises made in the run up to the election.
Culture Dept distances itself from MP’s MOH outcry
The Department for Culture Media and Sport has declined to endorse fresh calls to ban Medal Of Honor at retail.
Government scraps Change4Life funding
Over a year on from the introduction of the controversial Change4Life campaign that infuriated the UK games industry by linking the playing of video games with premature death, the ...
VAT rising to 20%
Shortly after confirming that it is to do away with tax breaks for the UK video games industry, Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that Value Added Tax will rise ...
Game tax breaks scrapped
The new UK coalition Government WILL NOT implement tax breaks for games production Chancellor George Osborne confirmed today.
