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Cross-departmental group will regularly examine issues that affect UK industry

DCMS’ letter to Tiga and ELSPA available now



Rawlinson looks to maintain momentum in Government relations

The Government's decision to back PEGI is only the beginning

Yarnton, Cooper, Hayes, Ramsdale, Payne and Thompson all speak out

A number of the most senior figures in the UK video games industry have responded to the government’s move to grant PEGI the sole power of video games classification.

Director general Mike Rawlinson says children are now offered the best possible protection

Music sector to get over half of the £50m funds earmarked for the creative industries, no plans yet set for the games business

Party’s Creative Industries Task Force asks MCV’s readership to send it their thoughts on the industry

Following the slow decline in manufacturing and the sudden decline of financial services, the government has identified the creative industries as the future saviour of Britain.

Have you seen the new national Change4Life TV ad? The one with the kid jiggling on a dancemat in order to stay healthy? No, most other people in the industry haven’t either – judging by MCV’s weekly ring/email round.

European Xbox Marketing boss and former MD of Nintendo Europe writes exclusively for MCV

UPDATE: Victory for industry as new ad encourages kids to ‘get up and about by playing active video games’

Tiga’s Wilson says the govt is ‘waking up’ as Brown proposes a new bank to finance to risky start-ups in the tech sector

Industry forgotten by Change4Life’s commercial arm – as junk food and TV giants influence Government campaign

Stakeholder in controversial ad says it is ‘not saying children should not play computer games’

Accusation that gaming is sedentary ‘refuted’; Government has ‘got it wrong’, say publishers

CEO Richard Wilson calls the ad “absurd and insulting in equal measure”

'We're not saying children shouldn't play games' says Department of Health