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First Ed Vaizey speaks up for the UK games industry at the London Games Conference, now Labour MP Tom Watson has sprung to the defence of Modern Warfare 2 from another anti-videogame tirade from Keith Vaz.

But is the call unjust, or has the game made a serious error with the inclusion of a level which allows you to take part in a terrorist attack on an airport?

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Can MPs and videogames live together in peace?

Normally if you mention BAFTA and videogames in the same sentence you’d be met with howls of derision and most likely a smack in the chops. Which is no surprise if you’ve ever watched the videogame BAFTAs on TV.

However on the October 27th BAFTA Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and the shadow minister for culture will be speaking at the London Games Conference – good news for the UK games industry?

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