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Videogames can be good for children, encouraging creativity and cooperation, a European Union report concluded Wednesday which ran counter to the violent reputation of some titles.

In conclusions that may either surprise or reassure parents of game addicts, the study by the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection found a number of benefits and no definitive link to violent behavior.

“Videogames are in most cases not dangerous and can even contribute to the development of important skills,” said Toine Manders, the Dutch liberal lawmaker who drafted the report.

“(They stimulate) learning of facts and skills such as strategic reflection, creativity, cooperation and a sense of innovation,” a news release on the report said.

The report avoided any call for EU-wide legislation banning certain games, and instead urged the bloc’s 27 member states to work together in strengthening an existing voluntary code in Europe known as “PEGI” which rates games according to content.

Total revenues from the video gaming sector amounted to more than seven billion euros ($9 billion) last year, the report said. In Britain, separate research last year showed videogames outselling music and other video products for the first time.

The EU report noted that not all games are appropriate for children, but argued that some books and movies are targeted for an older audience. It acknowledged that violence in some games could “stimulate” violent behavior in specific situations.

The report stressed parental involvement by proposing development of a “red button” that could allow parents to control content and how long games are played. It did not elaborate as to what form this button would take.

It further challenged received wisdom that such games were chiefly for children, quoting statistics that showed the average age of the European gamer was 33.

British rock band Oasis will play their first China concerts in Beijing and Shanghai in early April, the musicians announced on their Web site.

The shows will take place April 3 at Beijing’s Capital Arena and April 5 at the Shanghai Grand Stage as part of a world tour promoting their latest release, “Dig Out Your Soul.”

The band will also play a previously announced show in Hong Kong on April 7.

“Oasis are excited to announce their first-ever shows in China as part of their current world tour,” the band said in the announcement.

Formed in Manchester in 1991, Oasis broke out with their 1994 album, “Definitely Maybe,” as part of the 1990s Britpop explosion.

Oasis is one of a growing number of Western musical acts traveling to China, following the Rolling Stones and Elton John. Growing exposure to foreign tastes has created fans among middle-class Chinese, although audiences at such concerts tend to be drawn heavily from China’s large expatriate population.

China closely regulates live performances, even more so since Icelandic singer Bjork embarrassed authorities by shouting “Tibet!” at the end of a Shanghai concert last year.

Bands must submit set lists beforehand, and the Rolling Stones were asked not to play several songs with suggestive lyrics during their 2006 China debut, including “Brown Sugar,” “Honky Tonk Woman,” “Beast of Burden” and “Let’s Spend the Night Together.”

Last year, Harry Connick Jr. had to make last-minute changes to his show in Shanghai because an old song list was mistakenly submitted to Chinese authorities to secure the performance permit for the concert. Authorities insisted he play the songs on the original list, even though his band didn’t have the music for them.

Sega hasn’t responded swiftly enough to turbulent business conditions, says the company, so they’re reducing “fixed cost” and axing upwards of 560 jobs.

Ouch.

Company revenues were reportedly down across the board, resulting in a revised fiscal forecast and losses of over $235 million when things wrap next month.

Before Sega gets to what it’s calling “voluntary redundancies across [their] workforce,” they plan to close 110 of their least profitable amusement facilities, aka “arcades.” After that, they’ll dip heavily into their 3,000-plus employee pool and slash nearly 20 percent.

Voluntary reductions? Probably severance packages, though in this climate, that’s no doubt cold comfort to the one-fifth soon to be unemployed.

Commensurate with those cuts, Sega’s shrinking R&D by 20 points and consolidating its titles in development.

No word on which titles those cuts could affect, but games currently in development include:

The House of the Dead: OVERKILL (Wii) Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (PS3, 360) Empire: Total War (PC) MadWorld (Wii) OutRun Online Arcade (360, PS3) Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii) BLEACH: Dark Souls (DS) Stormrise (PS3, PC, 360) Phantasy Star Portable (PSP) Virtual Tennis 2009 (PS3, PC, 360) The Conduit (Wii) Let’s Tap (Wii)

Matt Peckham misses both his Saturn and Dreamcast. You can reminisce with him at twitter.com/game_on.