Entries in 'age' (27)
We've done our job - now it's time for parents to do theirs
PEGI age ratings have been law in the UK for a whole week now. But the battle is only just beginning.
PEGI games ratings come into force today
After what seems like an eternity of legislation limbo, PEGI age ratings for video games have become law in the UK today.
FEATURE: PEGI is law - what now?
A lot has happened since Tanya Byron first put pen to paper on her Byron Review in September 2007.
"Only 36% of parents check game age ratings"
A survey from Playr2.com has claimed that as many as 36 per cent of parents check the age restrictions of games their children are playing.
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PEGI widens remit with mobile ratings
Ratings body PEGI has introduced a new system for mobile games – and it wants the likes of Apple and Android to start using them.
Age ratings could become voluntary
While age ratings and the enforcement thereof remains one of the hottest topics in the modern games industry, the Video Standards Council has suggested that all entertainment media could ...
We Dare to carry warning label
Ubisoft has confirmed that this week's Wii and PS3 release We Dare will carry an additional warning sticker in addition to its PEGI 12 age certificate.
Mary Portas in GAME Twitter row
TV celebrity and retail specialist Mary 'Queen of Shops' Portas directed her attentions at retailer GAME this weekend, and highlighted her lack of respect for the ratings system in the ...
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Black Ops censored
Publisher Square Enix has revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops, a title it is publishing in Japan, will see some of the violence featured in the Western release cut ...
EA dates Crysis 2 and key titles
Crysis 2 will be released some time between October and December this year, EA has announced.
FIFA 10 closes in on 10m sales
Sales of EA’s FIFA 10 are nearing the 10m sales mark, the publisher has confirmed.
Bach: Xbox not yet at mid-age
As Xbox 360 enters its fifth year on the market in times past we would typically be bracing ourselves for the arrival of its successor – but Microsoft reckons that ...
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Dragon Age wins accessibility award
The PC version of BioWare’s recently released RPG epic Dragon Age: Origins has won AbleGamers’ 2009 Mainstream Accessibility Award thanks to its approach to widely-accessible gaming.
Xbox Facebook/Twitter age restriction lifted
Microsoft’s Major Nelson has confirmed that Xbox 360 users below the age of 18 and based outside the US are now able to use the console’s social networking features – ...
Funcom revenues slump
Age of Conan publisher Funcom has reported a bad set of financials for its fiscal Q3, with revenues falling 68.5 per cent year-on-year to reach $5.7m.
Xbox Twitter for over 18s only
Despite the ease with which the services can be accessed online, Microsoft has confirmed that its upcoming Twitter, Facebook and Last.FM applications for Xbox 360 will be restricted to account ...
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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 ...
Dragon Age CE is GAME exclusive
Leading High Street games retailer GAME has secured the exclusive rights to sell EA’s upcoming Xbox 360, PS3 and PC RPG in the UK.
Twentysomethings spend big in UK
The latest TNS data shows that gamers aged between 25 and 34 years old spend the most money on games in the UK.
PEGI legal ruling is ‘still on track’
ELSPA has reassured the trade that the PEGI ratings system’s ascent to become law is still on track – despite the discovery that current age classification is legally unenforceable.
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 ...
DIGITAL BRITAIN: Election could delay PEGI changes
A source close to the Video Standards Council, the body which will work alongside new games regulator PEGI, has told MCV that there’s not yet a timescale in place ...
94% of parents take responsibility for their kid’s gaming
A new study entitled Play Safe, Play Smart from Microsoft has claimed that 94 per cent of UK parents feel “personally responsible” for checking the age ratings on the games ...
DSi region locking a response to age ratings
DSi software will be region locked because of the growing number of different age ratings and restrictions seen in the world’s varying games markets, Nintendo has stated.
Funcom CFO steps down after Q4 loss
Funcom’s chief financial officer Olav Sandnes has stood down from his position at the MMO to take up a role in a different sector publisher following the firm’s confirmation of ...
