London - The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) announced on Wednesday the launch of a new online ratings system for downloadable movies, TV shows and video games. Already signed on for BBFC.online, which so far has provided online certificates for some 700 videos, are Disney, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox.

London - The video game ratings system used in the U.K. could face a major overhaul, with the number of titles reviewed for content by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rising dramatically, if the findings of a new study commissioned by the U.K. government and conducted by psychologist Dr. Tanya Byron are followed, the BBC reports.

London - "Manhunt 2," a violent game from Take-Two Interactive's (NASD: TTWO) Rockstar Games, is once again banned from sale in Britain, after the High Court there ordered a government agency to reconsider its ruling that overturned an earlier ban on the game, GamesIndustry.biz reported.

London - The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has applied for a judicial review of a recent appeal that successfully overturned its ban on the sale of Take-Two Interactive's (NASD: TTWO) violent "Manhunt 2" game in Britain, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

London - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive (NASD: TTWO) has won its appeal of the British Board of Film Classification's (BBFC) refusal to provide a rating for its controversial game "Manhunt 2," which effectively banned the violent game from sale in Britain, GamesIndustry.biz reported.

Washington - A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has called for a "thorough review" of the video game industry's ratings process, in a letter to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) that focuses on Take-Two Interactive's (NASD: TTWO) violent "Manhunt 2" game.