Advising publishers when it's best to change age ratings process is 'a matter for us', insists body
The British Board of Film Classification has responded to ELSPA’s decision to ‘warn off’ publishers to its advances – stating that its relationship with UK games firms is a private matter.
As revealed on MCVUK.com last week (23/05), ELSPA requested that leading publishers hold fire on implementing any changes to classification of their games until the Government has officially executed proposals influenced by Dr. Tanya Byron’s Review of the industry.
The statement was sparked by the BBFC appointing a Byron Implementation Officer to oversee relationships with publishers – something ELSPA sees as a premature move.
However, BBFC director David Cooke (pictured) told MCV: "We have made clear that we welcome Byron’s findings and it is a matter for us how we organise our resources over the coming period. Dr Byron made clear that she expects the cooperation between the BBFC and PEGI to continue.”
On hearing of the BBFC’s latest appointment, ELSPA told its members: “Our view is that this appointment at the BBFC – along with the brief itself – is somewhat hasty since we still await actual details of the full consultation that was promised in the Byron Review.
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“We believe that there can be no ‘implementing’ until we have been permitted to make PEGI’s case in full in the coming consultation process, specific details of which are still yet to be announced.
"Our advice to members is to hold off any approaches from outside organisations until the DCMS consultation process has actually taken place.”
Stay tuned to MCVUK.com as the debate over ratings continues to unfold.
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BBFC please
I would rather the BBFC looked after rating every game in the UK frankly, as the PEGI system is far too open to abuse. However I think the BBFCs charge of £100 per minute needs a review for gaming. However I think the BBFC are uniquely qualified to rate things correctly in line with the 1984 Video Recordings Act (which in itself needs an update to a 2008 Media Act to be honest) and British sensibilities in general. I would rather we had the Uc, U, PG, 12, 15, 18, 18R system in place, perhaps with a little more in the way of descriptons/explainations as to why the rating has been given in the explaination box on the back of the packaging.
Re: BBFC please
The idea that europe can have one rating system is a false one. Turkey has very different needs to the UK for e.g.
although it is much a do about nothing IMO, im a parent and ive never stopped any kids playing a game of any age. game rating just are not important to anyone other than the raters themselves.
Re: BBFC please
Seriously, to me it is just the case of an old conservative organization (BBFC) who are afraid of loosing their jobs and important status...as always it is only about the money. I am sure most of the BBFC people voted yes to EU, so dont try and be "french" and have special treatment for just "your" own business...PEGI or BBFC isnt such an amazing big difference, the bottom line is just money, money, money...
I am sure the EU will clamp down on this eventually anyway...
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