Nov 4, 2011
On Thursday 3 November, Channel 7 ran a story titled ‘Video Games Under Fire’. Due to the one sided view and absence of fact, we felt compelled to write to them. To see our letter, click here
Video Games Industry Welcomes Proposed Classification Guidelines
Nov 4, 2011
Sydney, Australia Friday, 4th November 2011 The video games industry welcomes the proposed Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games released today by The Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O’Connor. These Guidelines open the way for the introduction of an R18+ category for video games. According to Ron Curry, CEO of Interactive Games &...
Don’t think you’re a typical gamer? Think again!
Oct 24, 2011
For immediate release Tuesday, 25th October Don’t think you’re a typical gamer? Think again! New Research Uncovers New Zealand’s Appetite for Video Games New research into how Kiwi’s are playing video games has found nine out of ten households own a device for playing games and nearly four in five parents with children (aged 18 and under)...
It’s on for young and old! New research uncovers Australia’s appetite for video games
Oct 10, 2011
Media Release Sydney, 11th October 2011 – New research into how Australians are playing video games has found nine out of ten Australian households own a device for playing games, and nearly one in five gamers play social network games. In households that play computer or video games, 43 per cent use a mobile phone and 13 per cent use a tablet computer to play...
Video Games Industry Welcomes In-Principle Agreement for R18+ Classification
Jul 24, 2011
Video Games Industry Welcomes In-Principle Agreement for R18+ Classification for Computer and Video Games Sydney, Australia – Friday, 22nd July 2011 – An announcement today by the Home Affairs Minister that the Standing Committee of Attorneys General (SCAG) has reached an in-principle agreement to introduce an R18+ classification for video games is a...
Don’t tamper with the NZ Classification System
Jun 30, 2011
MEDIA RELEASE 29 June 2011 Don’t tamper with classification system, says iGEA Tampering with the ‘perfectly adequate’ existing system of classifying video games could become problematic for the NZ market place. It could lead to a black market of illicitly-imported games over which there is no censorship, and games that fail to...
