Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: National Film and Television School (NFTS) is the UK’s biggest feeder for talent in Film, TV, and Games
Apr. 26 2024
Source Page: Individual Insolvency Statistics, March 2024Found: C32323Manufacture of sports goods00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000[x][x]C32324Manufacture of games
Apr. 26 2024
Source Page: Individual Insolvency Statistics, March 2024Found: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [x] [x] C 32 324 Manufacture of games
Apr. 26 2024
Source Page: Company Insolvency Statistics, March 2024Found: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 [x] C 32 324 Manufacture of games
Apr. 26 2024
Source Page: Company Insolvency Statistics, March 2024Found: goods673246325410000002012010002100210000000110000110000000100001000100001111100000111010001000010020000000000010010100000200002001001021[x]C32324Manufacture of games
Apr. 26 2024
Source Page: Company Insolvency Statistics, March 2024Found: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 [x] C 32 324 Manufacture of games
Apr. 26 2024
Source Page: Company Insolvency Statistics, March 2024Found: C32323Manufacture of sports goods673246325420000000000010010100000200002001001021[x]C32324Manufacture of games
Found: works authority based on the video works authority’s classification guidelines, or (a) (b)
Asked by: Derek Thomas (Conservative - St Ives)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting the practice of intentionally rendering commercial videogames inoperable when support ends.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government recognises recent concerns raised by video games users regarding the long-term operability of purchased products. Video games publishers must comply with existing consumer law, including the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs).
The CPRs protect consumers from being given false or misleading information by businesses. If consumers purchased a game on the understanding that it would continue to be playable, even when support ends, then the CPRs may provide recourse.
Under the CRA, consumers have clear rights when buying digital content, such as video games, supplied in digital form. Any digital content the consumer has paid for must be as described and of a satisfactory quality. If digital content does not meet these requirements, the consumer is entitled to a repair or replacement, or a price reduction or refund if the fault cannot be fixed. The CRA has a time limit of up to six years after a breach of contract during which a consumer can take legal action.
Found: (9) The video works authority must give Tier 1 service providers adequate notice of changes