The London Games Festival is set to return for its fourth consecutive run this year beginning on October 24th, 2009. Lead organizer ELSPA has revealed the details of the event, promising "something for everyone." And by everyone, they do mean EVERYONE. Even your parents.

Neil Thompson, Microsoft's regional director of Xbox in the UK, has emphasized the need for the videogame industry to impress upon parents that consoles and videogames have grown far beyond what they were in the past.

Dare not cheat the system, for the arms of the law are long -- and can get all your money away, leaving you bankrupt. This is what publishers out there should be warned of. The ELSPA is serious with their business, and you bet you'll get fined big time if you lie to PEGI.

Pan European Game Information (PEGI) has found a new ally in Toine Manders, a member of the European Parliament's Committee. According to videogaming247, the politician has recommended that Europe should universally adopt PEGI's rating system.

Like a father beaming at his son after a successful soccer match, Sony speaks fondly of its two hit titles, Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet. "Really proud" is how the company describes itself, especially after both titles won ELSPA awards last month.

Manufacturing-wise, LittleBigPlanet has gone gold a few months back (obviously it has, since you wouldn't have been able to play it yet if it hadn't). But this time around, achievement-wise, Media Molecule's title was awarded by the ELSPA for getting a Gold status - that means it's just a hop and a skip away to Platinum sales!

Ah, Christmas. The time for celebrating life, showing goodwill to your fellow man, and being careful you don't get ripped off by cheap electronic knockoffs.

British customs officials seized fake Nintendo DS and DS Lites recently, as they come with potentially dangerous power adapters that could cause serious harm and broken hearts.

Just like nagging parents, we never seem to run short on getting reminders to check on game ratings before we purchase titles. With the holidays in sight, the ELSPA (Entertainment Leisure & Software Publishers Association) urges parents to check PEGI (Pan European Game Information) ratings to protect their kids from harmful content. More in the full article.

Could it be that we're finally close to a decision on which ratings system should govern the UK game industry? The Byron Review consultation period ended yesterday if you've been following the news. So what's the early word from the participants? Find out in the full article.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is threatening to sue the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) for copying their current rating board for the classification of videogames. The new system proposed by the ELSPA is supposed to give parents a quick and easy reference on the appropriateness of a particular video game though a series of colored symbols.