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In its 2008 budget, Ontario has enhanced its tax credits and provided new funding benefiting game companies

ELSPA has responded to the budget statement released today by UK Chancellor Alistair Darling

The Home Office has released its Violent Crime Action Plan, and while it references the possible effects of violent videogames, according to ELSPA it represents a shift in attitude towards the subject.

ELSPA has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that a recent story about DS piracy in North America contains false quotes attributed to a company spokesperson.

ELSPA has claimed that 90 per cent of all DS users in North America are playing pirated games via the notorious R4 cartridge.

ELSPA has backed a plan by the UKs Department of Health to reduce obesity in children

Following yesterday's report by UK tabloid The Sun, in which Prime Minister Gordon Brown was quoted talking about knife crime and associating it with videogames, the government has moved to dispel concerns that any new crackdown is imminent.

Paul Jackson, director general of the ELSPA, recently met with Julian Braizer MP to discuss his Private Members Bill.

Paul Jackson, director general of the UK publisher body ELSPA, has responded to yesterday's announcement that the DCMS was launching an investigation into the possible risk to children of "harmful material on the internet and in videogames."

A leading UK executive has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that Margaret Hodge, UK Minister of State for Culture, Media and Sport, is "not going to be any use" to the games business.

British MP Keith Vaz has asked questions of Beverly Hughes, secretary of state for children, schools and families with regard to the Byron Report.

Dr Tanya Byron will be speaking at the ELSPA forum, part of this year's London Games Festival, on the subject of the government report which she is to author.

ELSPA is to hold a forum at next month's London Games Festival to deal with the issues of negative press from a misinformed mainstream media.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 has entered the UK all-formats chart at number two this week, according to sales information collated by Chart Track and licensed by ELSPA, for the week ending September 1.

Conservative Party leader David Cameron is due to unveil a mini-manifesto shortly which will include dealing with violent videogames as a part of his approach to dealing with crime.

ELSPA's Paul Jackson on manifestos and Manhunt 2.

Following on from comments made by Eidos CEO Jane Cavanagh earlier in the week, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association has said that it feels the government should offer more financial backing to the industry in the UK

The UK games market has seen a massive growth in year-on-year revenues of 42 per cent for the first half of 2007, powered by strong sales of DS, Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 software.

The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association has welcomed a call from Conservative leader David Cameron for a tougher stance on copyright theft.

ELSPA director general Paul Jackson has revealed the organisation plans to contact the BBFC over the language used to announce the ban of Manhunt 2.

ELSPA director general Paul Jackson has said that the decision taken by the BBFC to ban Manhunt 2 from sale "demonstrates that we have a games ratings system in the UK that is effective".

The department of trade and industry is to award trading standards officers more authority and a GBP 5 million Government grant in a bid to boost the campaign against videogame piracy.

Any new approach to illegal copying must focus on incentives for legitimate users.

ELSPA director general Paul Jackson has said that the organisation must work harder at building relationships with the UK Government in order to boost the industry's standing.