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Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Brazilian Senator wants a ban on “offensive” videogames ()
Tags: Brazilian Senator Valdir Raupp Category Brazil, Politics, Retail, Trade, Violence in games
6 Comments »
Friday, December 4th, 2009
FTC praises US games regulatory board for responsible marketing practices ()
Tags: esa, ftc, marketing, us congress Category America, Politics, Retail, Trade
1 Comment »
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
NPD Report: 82% of American kids are gamers, teen numbers decline ()
Tags: american teens, gaming ages, npd Category America, DS, Hot, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Politics, Retail, Stuff, Trade, Wii, Xbox 360
3 Comments »
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
US version of MW2 and EU version of L4D2 banned in Germany ()
Tags: Left 4 Dead 2, modern warfare 2, pc vesions banned Category Action, Activision Blizzard, Germany, PC, Politics, Retail, Shooter, Valve, Violence in games
No Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Atkinson to attempt MW2 reclassification in Australia ()
Tags: Michael Atkinson, modern warfare 2, OFLC Category Action, Activision Blizzard, Australia, Hot, PC, PS3, Politics, Shooter, Xbox 360
6 Comments »
Friday, November 20th, 2009
UK’s GCHQ to run ad campaign on Xbox Live ()
Tags: GCHQ, government, M15, M16 Category Hot, Politics, UK, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
6 Comments »
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
WET developer claims some publishers cheat to get lower ESRB ratings ()
Tags: Eliot Mizrachi, ESRB, Montreal International Game Summit, remi racine, Wet Category Canada, Development, Hot, Legalities, Politics, Publishers
2 Comments »
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Modern Warfare 2 featured on FOX & Friends this morning ()
Tags: call of duty, fox news sucks, inifinity ward, modern warfare 2 Category Action, Activision Blizzard, America, Hot, PC, PS3, Politics, Xbox 360
61 Comments »
Monday, November 9th, 2009
Modern Warfare 2: Watson bites Vaz over Mail comments ()
Tags: infinity ward, Keith Vaz, modern warfare 2, tom watson Category Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Politics, Shooter, UK, Xbox 360
9 Comments »
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
China orders World of Warcraft operator NetEase to shut game down ()
Tags: netease, world of warcraft, wow Category China, MMO, PC, Politics
3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
TIGA says UK game industry will decline 5% YoY without tax incentives ()
Tags: Gareth Edmondson, tiga Category Development, Jobs, Politics, Retail, Trade, UK
No Comments »
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Opinion post says videogame marketing to gal gamers is stereotypical ()
Tags: girl gamers, videogame marketing, women gamers Category Politics
5 Comments »
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
German special interest group to hold “killer game” protest ()
Tags: killer games Category Germany, Politics, Violence in games
10 Comments »
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Scotland proposing tax breaks to keep game developers ()
Tags: dave jones, jim murphy, realtime worlds, Secretary of State for Scotland Category Development, Financials, Ireland, Politics, Scotland, UK
7 Comments »
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Venezuela moves to ban violent games ()
Tags: ban, Hugo Chavez Category Politics, Venezuela, Violence in games
8 Comments »
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Independent UK retailers call for legislation against superstores ()
Tags: asda, chips, Don McCabe, Independent UK retailers, tesco Category Financials, Hot, Politics, Retail, Trade, UK
9 Comments »
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Australian film critic says Aussie ratings are turning people into criminals ()
Tags: Margaret Pomeranz, South Australia Attorney General Michael Atkinson Category Australia, Politics
6 Comments »
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Australian attorney-general refuses to side with 18+ game rating ()
Tags: Michael Atkinson, Office of Film and Literature Classification Category Australia, Politics
10 Comments »
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
TIGA calls for a national Games Tax Relief in UK ()
Tags: English Regional Development Agencies, RDA, tiga Category Development, Financials, Politics, UK
1 Comment »
