Entries in 'standards' (7)

ASA rules against Activision's Modern Warfare 3 ad

ASA rules against Activision's Modern Warfare 3 ad

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld two complaints levelled against on of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ads.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 25th 2012 at 1:25PM in News
Video associations welcome DEB

Video associations welcome DEB

Despite all the controversy surrounding both the debate and content of the Digital Economy Bill, two UK trade bodies have welcomed its passing through Parliament.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2010 at 5:41PM in News
VSC restructures for gaming future

VSC restructures for gaming future

Ahead of the implementation of the government’s new video games ratings regime outlined in The Digital Economy Bill later this year The Video Standards Council has outlined a number of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 15th 2010 at 3:05PM in News
DIGITAL BRITAIN: VSC given new powers

DIGITAL BRITAIN: VSC given new powers

Baroness Shephard, president of the Video Standards Council, believes that today’s decision from the government to give PEGI the sole power to rate the UK’s video games has made the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 16th 2009 at 5:37PM in News

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ELSPA applauds ASA findings

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”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 9th 2009 at 2:17PM in News
ASA: Video games are being advertised responsibly

ASA: Video games are being advertised responsibly

Following a report launched on the back of the Byron Review, UK regularity body the ASA has vocally backed the UK games industry by stating that games are advertised responsibly.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 3rd 2009 at 12:25PM in News
Dodgy DS chargers flood High Street

Dodgy DS chargers flood High Street

The BBC is reporting that ‘hundreds of thousands’ of unsafe AC power adaptors from China are currently for sale on the UK High Street, with versions labelled for the DS, ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 21st 2008 at 2:14PM in News