The Labour MP Tom Watson has amended an Early Day Motion by fellow MP Keith Vaz, which called on the BBFC to "take further precautions" on the sale of games, citing Modern Warfare 3's controversial portrayal of a terrorist attack on London.
Watson's amendment to the EDM defended the game.
He "encourages the BBFC to uphold the opinion of the public that whilst the content of video games may be unsettling or upsetting to some, adults should be free to choose their own entertainment in the absence of legal issues or material which raises a risk or harm."
The amendment also notes "the game neither draws upon nor resembles real terrorist attacks on the underground."
"Keith, for many year, has been very critical of adult content in video games and he's homed in particularly on the Call Of Duty franchise," Watson told The Guardian.
"He's tabled a motion, about a week ago, condemning the game. I just amended it to make the point that the game has an 18 classification and that the BBFC said in a statement that it bore no resemblance to the July 7 bombings in London - which is what he refers to in his motion."
"There may be disturbing or unsettling content in that game, but adults should have the choice as to whether they want to play those sorts of games or not."

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...dern-warfare-3 ...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 entered the Japanese software chart at number one, Andriasang reports.
According to data from Media Create, during the seven-day period ending November 20, the PlayStation 3 version sold 180,372 copies, while the Xbox 360 version charted in seventh place after selling 30,467 copies.
Modern Warfare 3 broke records in Europe and North America, and while the same can't be said of its performance in Japan, it beat out competition from anticipated home-grown releases One Piece Gigant Battle! 2 and Ni no Kuni.
Another notable new entry was THQ's Saints Row: The Third, which charted at number five after selling 36,222 units on PlayStation 3.
The 3DS remained the top-selling hardware, despite both the PlayStation 3 and the PSP selling almost double their totals from the previous week.
The full software chart is listed below. Last week's totals are in parentheses.

• 01. [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Square, 11/11/17): 180,372 - New Entry
• 02. [NDS] One Piece Gigant Battle! 2 (Namco Bandai, 11/11/17): 116,062 - New Entry
• 03. [PS3] Ni no Kuni (Level-5, 11/11/17): 67,032 - New Entry
• 04. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 11/11/03): 62,318 (499,250)
• 05. [PS3] Saints Row The Third (THQ Japan, 11/11/17): 36,222 - New Entry
• 06. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0 (Square Enix, 11/10/27): 30,543 (682,173)
• 07. [360] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Square Enix, 11/11/17): 30,467 - New Entry
• 08. [PSP] Hatsune Miku Project Diva Extend (Sega, 11/11/10): 30,042 (214,715)
• 09. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 3 Utage (Capcom, 11/11/10): 25,771 (149,968)
• 10. [PS3] Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Capcom, 11/11/17): 22,436 - New Entry
• 11. [PSP] Ore no Shi wo Koete Yuke (Sony, 11/11/10): 21,497 (115,582)
• 12. [WII] Pokepark 2 Beyond the World (Pokemon, 11/11/12): 19,246 (55,031)
• 13. [WII] Kirby Wii (Nintendo, 11/10/27): 18,671 (236,039)
• 14. [360] Saints Row The Third (THQ Japan, 11/11/17): 15,380 - New Entry
• 15. [360] Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary (Microsoft, 11/11/17): 13,106 - New Entry
• 16. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker HD (Konami, 11/11/10): 12,721 (52,464)
• 17. [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo, 11/10/13): 12,477 (216,255)
• 18. [PSP] Winning Eleven 2012 (Konami, 11/11/03): 9,742 (69,362)
• 19. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo, 10/07/08): 8,559 (2,022,866)
• 20. [PS3] Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts, 11/11/02): 8,094 (150,265)

The full hardware chart is listed below. Last week's totals are in parentheses.

• 1. 3DS: 96,219 (103,962)
• 2. PSP: 41,069 (23,472)
• 3. PS3: 40,085 (22,919)
• 4. Wii: 13,613 (11,782)
• 5. DSi LL: 1,813 (1,751)
• 6. X360: 1,763 (1,531)
• 7. PS2: 1,291 (1,294)
• 8. DSi: 897 (909)
• 9. DS Lite: 31 (20)

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...r-one-in-japan ...

The UK digital sales charts have been a long time coming, but Sega’s John Clark is confident the industry will be satisfied.
The managing director for Sega’s UK arm also heads up the publisher’s digital projects, and has been involved with the creation of the digital charts from the beginning. While there is still no word on an official launch outside of ‘early 2012’, Clark promises that “significant progress” has been made.
“Asking companies to share their precious digital sales figures with their closest competitors was an ambitious objective,” he said. "But UKIE has managed to get support from a substantial number of publishers and digital distributors and I am confident that the results will be worth the wait.”
The publisher boss went on to re-emphasise the importance of introducing such sales metrics, claiming they are “vital” to better understanding the changing games market.
“It is no exaggeration to say that many businesses use the current charts as a key business planning tool,” said Clark. “But their weakness is that they do not include any digital sales. As this channel grows, it is vital that we measure performance of the whole market, our own products and also our performance against other companies’ products.
“There are also a plethora of firms only on digital platforms that are not getting the much-needed exposure they deserve.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/downl...he-wait/087566 ...

The latest Call Of Duty game outsold high-profile new Japanese releases to debut at number one on the country’s weekly sales chart.
Published by Square Enix in Japan, the subtitled shooter shifted 180,000 copies on PS3, while the Xbox 360 edition placed at number seven with 30,000 sales.
It comfortably outperformed Japanese developed new releases Ni No Kuni and One Piece Gigant Battle, which entered at numbers two and three with 116,062 and 67,032 sales respectively, as well as 2010’s Call Of Duty: Black Ops, which topped the Japanese chart in its first week with 128,922 sales on PS3, Andriasang reports.
Saints Row: The Third for PS3 debuted at number five, with the Xbox 360 version at number 14, one spot ahead of fellow new release Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary. The only other new title to make the top 20 was the PS3 version of Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 at number ten.
On the hardware front, 3DS retained the top spot, managing to outsell PSP and PS3 combined, despite sales of the handheld dipping below the 100,000 mark for the first time in three weeks.
Sales of the two Sony systems almost doubled week-over-week, with each topping 40,000 units aided by the release of new colour models.
01. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Square Enix)
02. One Piece Gigant Battle! 2 (Namco Bandai)
03. Ni No Kuni (Level-5)
04. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
05. Saints Row: The Third (THQ)
06. Final Fantasy Type-0 (Square Enix)
07. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Square Enix)
08. Hatsune Miku Project Diva Extend (Sega)
09. Sengoku Basara 3 Utage (Capcom)
10. Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 (Capcom)

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/modern-...japanese-chart ...

Amazon's got a set of game-themed Lightning Deals starting at 11am PST (2PM EST). Since all we have are clues, we can't tell you what the prices will be -- with the exception of the Xbox 360 Kinect 4GB bundle with $100 Credit. That'll be the regular price of $300 (offset by that credit). Other clues suggest we'll see deals on The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection, Bleach: Soul Resurreccion, SOCOM 4, and more.

The retailer also has a Black Friday sale up, offering discounts on a selection of "action games and accessories." Those offers include No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise for $20,Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition for $18, and Bulletstorm for $18.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000208101 ...

November and December are the biggest online shopping months of the year, and Cyber Monday is less than 1 week away.

Here is VigLink's list of the Top 10 Hottest Childrens Toys being purchased right now.

Hottest Kids' Toys for 2011 Holiday Season!
TOP 10 HOTTEST KIDS TOYS

1. Barbie Dolls & Accessories
This classic from Mattel is still tops: Live the fab life with Barbie Dolls & Accessories!
http://www.amazon.com/toys-barbie-do...node=276201011

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2. Hot Wheels Cars
Hot Wheels are still incredibly popular, and are a must have gift for the little auto enthusiast on your list this holiday season.



http://www.amazon.com/toys-hot-wheel...node=276203011


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3. Transformers Action Figures
The popular movie comes alive with all the Transformers action figures.


http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-M...node=337344011


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4. Star Wars Lego Sets
Star Wars Lego Sets are galactic fun for kids of all ages this holiday.

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=291262011


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5. Disney Pixar CARS 2 Shu Todoroki #22
Cars 2: With authentic styling and details, this popular character is die cast, and perfect for recreating all the great scenes from the movie.

http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Pixar-2.../dp/B005IZO49A


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6. Disney Pixar CARS 2 Miguel Camino #23
Another one of your favorite characters from the Disney Pixar film, CARS 2, in 155th scale.


http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Pixar-M.../dp/B005HSP83Y


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7. Harry Potter Lego Sets
Bring Harry Potter play alive with these popular Lego sets.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...tter+lego+sets


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8.

Air Hogs Real Lightning McQueen

Get the real deal with the real Lightning McQueen. Watch his eyes and mouth come to life with amazing impulse projection technology.

http://www.amazon.com/Air-Hogs-Real-.../dp/B004X230NK


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9. Air Hogs R/C Hawk Eye Blue Sky
Get in the pilot’s seat of the air hogs camera plane for an adrenaline pumping ride full of high-action video.

http://www.amazon.com/Air-Hogs-Hawk-.../dp/B004SQ3FFO


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10. Disney Pixar CARS 2 Lewis Hamilton Special Cars 2 character featuring Formula One Driver Lewis Hamilton, with actual rubber tires.


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The UK Government has amazingly admitted that it made no attempt to gather its own evidence when formulating its anti-piracy plans that were included in the controversial Digital Economy Bill.
Instead, the decision to implement a “three strikes” rule and demand that ISPs play a role in internet censorship was based only on information supplied by copyright holder lobbyists.
Worse still, civil servants working on the proposed legislation were not granted access to data from said lobbyists.
“It is reasonable to acknowledge that the Open Rights Group have something of a point about the evidence used for the Digital Economy Act,” Adrian Brazier, who was formerly of the DEA team, told a hearing a hearing for the Parliamentary Select Committee for Business, Innovation and Skills, as reported by IPtegraity.com.
“It was somewhat opaque. The impact assessment was not based on new research or evidence. We had no independent source of information. It is probably fair to say that the evidence we had, had been offered by the rights-holders, they were unwilling to lift the bonnet and let us see the engines, if you like the workings and methodology.”
Confirming that the team were not privy to any of the methodology behind the stats, Brazier added: “We were trying to make the best brick we could with what straw we could find.
“In those circumstances, I would say however, that we were always clear as to the provenance of the sources we were quoting. We never claimed they were government figures. We were clear that these were figures that were provided by the rights-holders.
“We were as transparent as we could be in those circumstances, but we could not be transparent about the workings themselves.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gover...omy-act/087492 ...

We are around 4 weeks away till Xmas and this year my youngest is 18months old and so Xmas will be a magical experiance for him and for us too.

But whats on your Wishlist for Xmas, whether or not you have the cash to treat yourself.

For me id love one of those 3D tvs that ive seen in the likes of PC World, i aint gonna get one but hey we can all Dream. Hopefully the wife will get me Super Mario Land and Mario Kart for 3DS, but other than that im not too bothered, i still have a load of games that i havent played yet despite being brought 2 years or more ago.

Whats on your Xmas Wishlist ? ...

The Homebrew community needs a new games console for our developers to get their handson after the demise of homebrew on just about every console and the commercial failure of consoles such as Caanoo and Pandora (both good consoles but sadly will never go true mainstream despite the best of intentions).

Today the Gamegadget was announced :



GameGadget announced today the launch of their first “Go Anywhere - Play Everything” games console, The GameGadget 1.0. Built alongside a revolutionary software service (GameGadgetGames), GameGadget offers Gamers, Game Developers and Game Publishers, unrivalled choice and flexibility in how they play, create and sell games.

GameGadget will make its worldwide debut at the end of 2011. Jason Cooper, the creator of the GameGadget said:
“GameGadget has been designed with the ultimate goal of playing every game on a single device, just as the “iPod” was for music. Hundreds of thousands of games are currently “archived” and no longer being enjoyed by Gamers, with no value being generated for the Developers and Publishers. The launch of GameGadget creates a market for gamers to play the games they want to play. The GameGadgetGames service, just like “Apple’s App Store”, allows the owners of these games, to re-market their back catalogue, in their original format, set the appropriate pricing and gain incremental revenue, BUT with no additional investment”.


The GameGadget 1.0 will be available exclusively from www.gamegadget.net SRP £99.99. GameGadgetGames is scheduled to launch January 2012.

GameGadget for Gamers
GameGadget has been created to allow Gamers to purchase legal and secure downloads of their favourite games through an iTunes style application onto a single portable device.

GameGadget for Game Developers and Publishers
Through a simple and secure platform, programmers, publishers, developers, rights and license holders can monetize existing games instantly. GameGadget ensure the rights of the original owners of the content are protected. All games played on any GameGadget that are delivered via “GameGadgetGames” are encoded using a unique DRM (Digitial Rights Management) system.

Publishers can establish a brand new and unique digital revenue stream without any further investment by simply uploading games in their original format to GamesGadgetGames. Operating on a revenue share model, publishers are able to set and manage pricing in line with their commercial goals.

Anyone interested in licensing their games for download on GameGadgetGames should register their interest at www.gamegadget.net

Interested in a Career in video games? GameGadget is also an Open Source development Platform.
GameGadget provides all the tools to help users to create their own games - even if they have no experience in video game development! GameGadget hardware has also been developed to be freely programmable, to encourage individuals and small developers to create exciting new content, just as Sony Computer Entertainment did for the PlayStation One with Net Yaroze and with the Linux Platform for PlayStation 2,

GameGadget 1.0 uses a Linux based Operating System which has been highly optimized for handheld consoles. This allows programmers to develop content just like they would do for any other Linux based system.

Popular game development libraries such as SDL and DirectFB are fully compatible, creating a cross compiling environment. GameGadget provides all documentation, start-up guides for developers, lists of available libraries and specific platform notes.

Anyone interested in developing games for GameGadget should register their interest at www.gamegadget.net

Jason Cooper further commented:
“We have developed GameGadget to restore the video gaming experience to how it should be, for both gamers and developers. GameGadget is a unique gaming device, a bespoke software application and digital store. Our catalogue is ever expanding; allowing users fast and secure downloads all supported by an online community, giving gamers the total gaming experience.”

To register for more information and updates go to www.gamegadget.net ...