Retailers that sell games rated 12 or over to younger children could be jailed. The decision comes as part of today’s new Government process to have the pan-European PEGI ratings become law. It will add further power to the PEGI ratings, which are being made the sole classification for video …
Read More »End in sight for dual ratings as Parliament starts PEGI plan
After a drawn out saga, the Government today began the Parliamentary process to have the PEGI ratings for video games become the de facto classification in the UK. The dual-ratings system that has seen responsibilities shared with the BBFC and its iconic symbols seen on DVD, video and film will …
Read More »BBFC gives unedited Modern Warfare 3 the nod, defends London level
The British Board of Film Classification has awarded Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 an 18 certificate and given it the green light without censoring its content. The certificate was granted for strong bloody battle violence”. WARNING: Potential very minor plot spoilers ahead Design features unearthed by the report include …
Read More »BBFC rates Red Dead Redemption GOTY edition
A new listing posting by the British Board of Film Classification points to a Game of the Year edition of Red Dead Redemption arriving on shelves next month. The new version will include Rockstar North’s best-selling Wild West action game and the zombie-themed Undead Nightmare expansion, according to Gamerzines. No …
Read More »PEGI plans postponed until September
Confusion over whether games featuring video content still need a BBFC logo has temporarily derailed the implementation of PEGI. Now, PEGI will not be the sole legal rating system for games until September at the very earliest. A new DCMS proposal states that interactive entertainment which features linear content (such …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 rated 18
The BBFC has confirmed that it has granted Activision’s upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 an 18 certificate – making it in the first in the series to receive the highest age restriction. All previous titles in the series have been rated at either BBFC 15 or PEGI 18+. …
Read More »Dead Space Wii rated 18
The concern that Nintendo consoles are not a suitable platform for mature-rated games will be tested yet again later this year with the news that the BBFC has granted EA’s upcoming Wii-exclusive Dead Space: Extraction an 18 certificate. No cuts were made to the game, which is an on-rails take …
Read More »PEGI gets tough
ELSPA has quashed any suggestion that the PEGI classification model will be ‘weaker’ than the BBFC regime – warning publishers they risk bankruptcy if they try to cheat the system. Under the new model, publishers will fill in a questionnaire on the content of their game and submit it to …
Read More »New age ratings here ‘this summer’
Games publishers are already manufacturing games boxes with PEGI’s ‘traffic light’ ratings on their cover – and hope to have the symbols on UK boxes by the end of this summer. All new games released in Europe will feature the colour-coded symbols, after the UK Government gave the green light …
Read More »NEWS ROUNDUP: Government backs PEGI
The Government has heralded a new future for UK video games classification – with PEGI becoming the sole age ratings model in the region. Here’s a run down of all of the coverage on MCV to date: PEGI wins government backingGovernment’s new games classification model reduces BBFC’s powers as pan-European …
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