You better have a few snacks close at hand when you finally get to play Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC). The British Board of Film Classification says the game has about 3 hours' worth of cutscenes.

The controversial Modern Warfare 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)game has been examined and rated by the British Board of Film Classification. They have approved the game with an 18 rating in the UK

Could it be that we're finally close to a decision on which ratings system should govern the UK game industry? The Byron Review consultation period ended yesterday if you've been following the news. So what's the early word from the participants? Find out in the full article.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is threatening to sue the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) for copying their current rating board for the classification of videogames. The new system proposed by the ELSPA is supposed to give parents a quick and easy reference on the appropriateness of a particular video game though a series of colored symbols.

The ELSPA-BBFC battle rages on. After getting hammered once again by the Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has fired back and announced that it "rejects ELSPA's claims".

And the war against BBFC wages on. Are they really fit to rate video games, considering their system is built on movie ratings? ELSPA boss Paul Jackson spells things out for everyone: he says the BBFC isn't fit to rate video games anymore, and that PEGI would do a better job at it.

The BBFC has announced that it will be launching a new online rating scheme which will let them rate more media content such as downloadable games, films, and programs. Want to find out more about this? Head on over to the full article for more information.

Atari's Alone in the Dark has just been rated by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). Along with this rating, a few juicy details were revealed about the game. So it's definitely good news to those who are anticipating the game. Get the lowdown after the jump!

There has been a lot of discussion regarding the recently released Byron Report. Video game publisher and developer Electronic Arts has made clear that it does not believe the conclusions of this study are valid and that the PEGI system should still be used in rating games classified as 12+.  To find out more, head on over to the full article.

If you're wondering just how hardcore Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) is going to be, you can take a look at the game's information published by the BBFC. However, since the information was posted a bit too early, the BBFC had to take it down as per the organization's policy. The good news is that we were able to save an excerpt from the post, which you can view in our full article.