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UK Government making age-12 rating legally enforceable for video games
Retailers that sell games rated 12 or over to younger children could be jailed.
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.
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.
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.
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PEGI plans postponed until September
Confusion over whether games featuring video content still need a BBFC logo has temporarily derailed the implementation of PEGI.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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.
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The industry responds to PEGI ruling
A number of the most senior figures in the UK video games industry have responded to the government’s move to grant PEGI the sole power of video games classification.
DIGITAL BRITAIN: BBFC upbeat despite ratings snub
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 ...
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Dead Space rated 18
EA’s upcoming horror shooter Dead Space has been rated 18 by the British Board Of Film Classification.
Gears Of War 2 bonus disc confirmed
Gears Of War 2 will come with a bonus disc, featuring a documentary about the making of the game and character profiles.
ELSPA reponds to age ratings consultation period
ELSPA has spoken out today following the DCMS Select Committee report and the launch of the DCSF’s formal government consultation into age rating systems in the UK.
ELSPA dismisses Fleet Street scaremongering
ELSPA has this evening responded swiftly to media suggestions that the Government has already picked the BBFC as the ‘official’ age ratings body for games - pointing out that the ...
