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.

And the war against BBFC wages on. Are they really fit to rate video games, considering their system is built on movie ratings? ELSPA boss Paul Jackson spells things out for everyone: he says the BBFC isn't fit to rate video games anymore, and that PEGI would do a better job at it.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC) is now gold. And we have the pricing detail, release date, and the "Brutality of War" video that's most certainly not for the faint-hearted. See the action after the jump.

The recent Byron report released in Europe gave the different classification groups in the region something to think about. Despite advocating a medium between both the BBFC and PEGI rating systems, ELSPA had its own opinion regarding the matter by favoring the PEGI Age Rating System as the sole classification system for video games in Europe. Find out the reason behind this by reading our full article after the jump.

We got an interesting tidbit of information regarding the report on video games made by TV psychologist Tanya Byron. Apparently, the whole study that was released this year had a whopping total amount of about US$ 544,000. Details can be found after the jump.

What would you do to protect minors from violent images? For the European Union, that would mean coaxing the video game industry to come up with a widely-accepted code of conduct for that very purpose. The EU has set a deadline for that, too. More politics follows after the jump.

It's been a while since we saw Prince of Persia on consoles, but it seems the wait for the next adventure from Ubisoft won't be long. A teaser website has surfaced, and implies we'll hear announcements of the Prince's return soon. See the full article for details.

Here's another idea which is nearly as absurd as the possibility of giving LittleBigPlanet an M rating: Capcom's remake of its classic 2D action side-scroller will be given its own adult-exclusive rating according to several video game rating organizations. To find out more about this rather unexpected development regarding Bionic Commando Rearmed, read all about it in our full article after the jump.

Magna Carta: Tears of Blood didn't do so well when it came out on the PS2 in 2005, but it seems it's going to make a comeback on European PSPs. At least, that's what PEGI's recent rating of the game makes us think. Learn more about this after the jump.