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No cuts to GTA IV as BBFC clears game for release
Ratings board examines over five hours of gameplay for Rockstar's biggest game of the year
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Violence tests on kids "should never happen" - Byron
Review author calls for "new culture of responsibility" to protect the young
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Dr Tanya Byron: Part Two
Dr Byron's views on her ratings choice, and what she believes actually affects children
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PEGI was "short-changed", says Chazerand
The secretary general of ISFE believes the Byron Review has underestimated the sophistication of the PEGI ratings system
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Byron urges detractors to "get a grip"
Review author tells industry critics to "move on in the debate and just be sensible about who plays what"
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Dr Tanya Byron: Part One
The Review author talks to <emph>GamesIndustry.biz</emph> about media reaction and her views on the games industry
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BBFC: Resource claims are "nonsense"
Ratings board tells <emph>GamesIndustry.biz</emph> that concerns over workload are unfounded and clarifies title count
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Wilson: Byron Review confirms games are "central to society"
Tiga CEO welcomes balanced view on violence, but believes the government should share ad campaign bill
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TIGA responds to Byron Review
Tiga backs Byron's call for providing better information but has reservations about burden to games industry
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GAME "would welcome" updated ratings system
UK's largest videogames retailer upbeat on possibilities, committed to effective staff training
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Retailers to face criminal sanctions for mis-selling games
DCMS Minister confirms "same rigour to the selling of games" as for films as part of new BBFC emphasis
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ELSPA "concerned" by Byron proposals
Industry body backs findings, but seeks reassurances on new ratings structure
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Byron: Ratings decision was "very tricky"
Government report author based her BBFC/PEGI solution on what "works for children and parents"
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BBFC: "We are ready"
Ratings body welcomes Byron's finding, insists it can handle greater responsibility for games classification
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Industry must fund parental awareness campaign
Byron Review charges games business community to "enable public information campaigns"
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BBFC to rate all 12-plus games
PEGI still to have a role with under-12 titles, and the two must work together for online ratings
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Byron: Generational divide is biggest problem in ratings debate
Parents find current ratings system "extremely confusing" and retailers want more help in educating adults, says author
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Byron Review backs film-style ratings
Long-awaited government report recommends a unified format, advertising advice and more parental controls
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Byron Review to be published March 27
<i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> has learnt that the Byron Review — the government's anticipated study into the effects of violent imagery and content in interactive media — is due to be published on March 27.
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DCMS: Manhunt 2 a BBFC/VAC matter
The UK government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that it has no plans to intervene in the planned release of Manhunt 2 in the UK.
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Downing Street receives developer petition
A petition on the UK government's Downing Street website has attracted over 500 signatures from people expressing "horror" at the increasingly difficult conditions facing videogame developers in the UK.
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Darling's budget a "missed opportunity" says Tiga CEO
Tiga CEO Richard Wilson has said that Alistair Darling's first budget was a missed opportunity that failed to help UK games developers
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ELSPA disappointed with budget
ELSPA has responded to the budget statement released today by UK Chancellor Alistair Darling