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Possible leak of Byron Review may indicate changing game regulations in UK

Scottish newspaper Scotland on Sunday has claimed that the British government is set to introduce stringent video game regulations based on the Byron Review, a study on the subject by Dr. Tanya Bryon. Contrary to the paper’s claim, the Department for Children, Schools & Families – the government department conducting the review – has denied any leak of the Byron Review.

The report claims that video games will be regulated just like movies using an age based rating system. Also, according to the British industry journal Market for Home Computing and Video Games (MCV), its anonymous source was present at…

Fordam professor warns against political control over videogames

Paul Levinson, a published author and professor of communications and media at Fordam University in New York, NY, called out Senator Hillary Clinton for her views on the regulation of videogames.

After reading an article by Bobbie Johnson of The Guardian, a British online e-zine, Levinson said he was reminded of how Sen. Clinton had targeted videogames in previous years along with other politicians and celebrities.

Levinson said 2008 Presidential contender Hillary attacked…