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The British Board of Film Classification has publicly wished rival ratings body PEGI well after the latter organisation was given official public backing as part of the government’s Digital Britain report – but director David Cooke still believes his outfit would have been the better choice. The BBFC has always …
Read More »DIGITAL BRITAIN: PEGI wins Government backing
The Government has heralded a new future for UK video games classification – with PEGI becoming the sole age ratings model in the region. The news came as part of Labour’s Digital Britain report this afternoon, amd upheld the hopes of UK publishers who wished for the Pan-European PEGI ratings …
Read More »Government ratings decision due next week
Labour will announce the new industry standard age classification system on Tuesday next week (June 16th) as part of its Digital Britain report, MCV can reveal. The news comes 12 months after the publication of the Government’s Byron Review, which recommended that the BBFC’s powers be increased in a hybrid …
Read More »BBFC dismisses Resident Evil 5 racism concerns
UK ratings body the BBFC has rubbished the persistent claims that Capcom’s upcoming next-gen survival horror title Resident Evil 5 contains scenes of racism. Kikizo contacted the organisation regarding a scene where a white blonde woman is seen being dragged by the hair by one of the native zombified residents …
Read More »ELSPA: ‘PEGI is still the right solution for child safety’
ELSPA has fired back at headline-grabbing claims made today by the BBFC that parents in the UK are concerned over child safety and the content of video games. A YouGov poll put together by the British Board of Film Classification suggested that three quarters of British parents are concerned about …
Read More »BBFC passes MadWorld unedited
The British Board of Film Classification has given Sega’s upcoming Wii title MadWorld an 18 rating, clearing it to be released in the UK without any cuts being made to its content. The BBFC’s consumer advice bears the warning Contains very strong, stylised, bloody violence”, but reveals the game was …
Read More »GTA gives DS its first 18 rated title
The British Board of Film Classification has announced the Rockstar’s upcoming DS title Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is to be granted an 18 certificate – making it the first game on Nintendo’s handheld to carry such a rating. A spokesperson for the regulator confirmed to MCV that yes, Chinatown …
Read More »PEGI ratings could be legal standard by 2010
THE GOVERNMENT could be on the cusp of throwing out BBFC games ratings to make PEGI a legally-enforced standard, should it follow recommendations made by ELSPA this week. The Byron Review’s consultation period closed yesterday (Thursday, November 20th), with ELSPA handing over a detailed document to the Department of Culture, …
Read More »Official: THQ to publish 50 Cent game
The will-they-won’t-they saga surrounding THQ’s publishing of ex-Vivendi property 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand has come to an end: after the BBFC classified the title for the publisher. Rumours first circulated that THQ had bought the rights to the Swordfish Studios-developed game earlier this week, when the firm’s name …
Read More »Dead Space rated 18
EA’s upcoming horror shooter Dead Space has been rated 18 by the British Board Of Film Classification. The body revealed that the ‘linear elements within the work had a running time (e.g. cut scenes) of 55m 23s’. Dead Space is due for release on October 31st in Europe, on Xbox …
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