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Self regulating body planned for games ratings
"More needs to be done", says Margaret Hodge 31 July 2008 12:10 GMTThe UK government has taken significant steps towards putting into place a law-backed games ratings system.
There had been some quarrels between the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and the games industry about who would assess video games in this... -
Games ratings row
Debate over who should police the system 10 July 2008 11:26 GMTA proposed games rating system has sparked a massive row between the games industry and the UK censor.
UK games industry body ELSPA has called on the government to replace the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) role's in assessing video games. -
EA take top spot with Fifa 06 in this weeks charts
UK games chart news 4 October 2005 16:59 GMTAnother week and it seems another EA number 1 in the UK games charts. This week it was Fifa 06s turn to take the top spot pushing last weeks number 1, burnout Revenge into the second spot.
But EA failed to make it a 1,2,3 with titles from Ubisoft and Sega Eidos... -
EA change the game but retain top spot in the charts with Burnout Revenge
EA continue to dominate the chart rankings 28 September 2005 10:57 GMTA heavy advertising campaign on television and press has seen EA's Burnout Revenge race to the top of the UK charts this week forcing last weeks number one Sims 2: Nightlife in to second place.
Also sliping into the top five is THQ's Warhammer 40,000: Dow Winter... -
EA storm the charts with Sim 2 Nightlife add-on
It is business as usual as EA dominates UK chart 20 September 2005 20:21 GMTElectronic Arts has stormed the UK charts this week taking the top two positions and forcing last weeks number one - Tom Clancy's Rainbox Six: Lockdown down to sixth place.
The titles that have managed to do the business are The new Sims add-on pack The Sims... -
Elspa sites record year for games and software in 2004
11 January 2005 0:31 GMTElspa, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, has recorded another record year for the software and games industry in the UK.
The main figure to come out of the announcement is that sales of entertainment and leisure software across all... -
Need For Speed tops the charts again
20 January 2004 15:07 GMTWith the games market still slow after Christmas the All Format Charts sees Need for Speed Underground hold on to the top slot for another week.
The Grand Theft Auto double pack from Take2 on the Xbox failed to muster up enough sales to take the number one spot... -
Atari signs up Tony Scott for Driv3r Promo Video
7 January 2004 0:00 GMTFurther extending its already deep ties within the entertainment community, Atari, Inc. today unveiled another “convergence first” between Hollywood and the interactive entertainment company. Atari announced that it has retained Ridley Scott Associates (RSA) - the commercial...
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New Entries make biggest chart impact once more
3 November 2003 1:13 GMTFifa 2004 was released last week (ending 25th October 2003) and the combined versions sent the title went straight to number one in the All formats chart, with its best showing on Playstation 2 (no.1 again). It only relegated Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 3 to runner-up spot,...
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Tiger Hits a hole-in-one, Sims nearly swept aside
3 November 2003 1:10 GMTUnderestimating a core fanbase and TV advertising- and sponsorship- means playing into the hands of Electronic Arts. After just a fortnight Mr Woods' latest incarnation is top of the all format charts (week ending 4th October 2003). Another easy million seller is more or...
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Latest Game Chart News
3 November 2003 1:05 GMTt's a moment many have waited for, but finally EA's love it or hate it management game The Sims was at number ten in its anniversary week in the ELSPA charts in the final week of September. While it's newsworthy it's to be expected when The Sims 2 is arriving soon, where...
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Sober virus keeps Norton selling, PC budget chart freezes for the winter
2 November 2003 19:57 GMTThe Sober Virus attacks any platform and is the newest thread to Windows. This time Windows 95 and 98 users do not escape as they did with the globally famous Blaster worm. All retail virus clients will have updated by now and free clients such as Antivir should include...
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Dead stop in PC Top Six, only two new entries across all formats
2 November 2003 19:57 GMTNo change in the week ending 18th October 2003, the first six positions in the PC full price and budget charts are exactly the same, again, with Halo still at number one for full price and nervous driving theory test applicants still buying the theory test software in the...
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The Sims virus regains hold on PC "games" charts
2 November 2003 19:50 GMTNow that the double virus panic has died down, running hand in hand with the arrest of the Blaster Worm creator in the States, The Sims are back at the top of the charts, but Mcaffee's targeting of Symantec on price has sent Virus Scan 7.0 to the middle of the chart.
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