About James Higginbotham

The BBFC’s Director, David Cooke, today rejected criticisms from some quarters of the games industry of the Byron Report proposals for games industry.

He said:

“We are disappointed and concerned about attempts by one or two video games publishers to pre-empt, through recent press statements, the forthcoming public consultation on video games classification. Their statements are misleading in several respects:

The BBFC’s current average turnaround time for games classifications is eight calendar days. In terms of international comparisons, this is notably quick. There is no reason why the increased role for the BBFC envisaged by Dr Byron should lead to delays.
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June 30, 2008

You want fireworks? Look no further than the Wii™ Shop Channel, where vibrant bursts of classic gaming action and fresh WiiWare™ content will help fill your living room with a flurry of ooohs and ahhhs. Puzzle-game mavens can enjoy a wild new addition to the WiiWare library, while the Virtual Console™ brings a truly classic fighting game to the fore. For an added holiday-week blast, fans of the WiiWare hit FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: My Life as a King™ can enhance the action with new Add-On Content.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
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I heard about this video today, and I am glad I have found this. This is not any ordinary sexy topless man playing Wii Fit, this guy is a …
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DS 1 vs. 100 AMF Bowling Pinbusters! Ducati Racing Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

Wii Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (already out) Purr Pals

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The Super Mario Marathon that we posted about yesterday pulled in $10,645 to this point, and they are still going, for childs play. Congrats to them and good luck to …
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– Sonic will have new actions – Wii stages follow the theme of 360/PS3 levels, but they are built differently for the Wii. – Both Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic …
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These pics seem a little staged to me. For the sake of the post, lets just say they were not.

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Best Buy

Free Aerosmith Greatest Hits CD with purchase of any Guitar Hero: Aerosmith game/bundle Free Wall-E movie cash with purchase of any Wall-E game

Circuit City

Free Guitar strap …
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The poll of over a thousand respondents aged 18 and up asked where, when and how people played with the incredibly popular console. Top answers: at work, in the bedroom, …
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You only need to watch the first 30 seconds of this video to see what the whole 15 minutes is about.

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C3: A few years ago it was stated by one of the Takahashi brothers that Mario Golf was in development for DS. What ever happened to this project? Was it …
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How many of you picked this game up at Midnight?

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Final Fantasy IV (DS) – 9.0 Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS) – 7.0 Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS) – 8.5 We Love Golf! (Wi) – 8.5 Final …
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