Yesterday we learned that the British government chose the PEGI system over the BBFC system for the rating of games in the U.K.
Now that it’s official, PEGI has unveiled its new rating symbols and system. The ratings are 3, 7, 12, 16, and 18, and the eight category notices are bad language, discrimination, drugs, fear, gambling, sex, violence, and online gameplay. “Fear” is a category to explain that a game “may be frightening or scary for young children,” while the rest are self-explanatory.
PEGI will also feature “extended consumer advice” with specific details for each category. For example, for violence, there is extreme violence, comic violence, and unrealistic violence. A couple of other specific examples include “glamorization of crime” and “criminal techniques.”
You can see further explanation and what the symbols look like on PEGI’s website. Gamers in the U.K., these are what the corners of your game boxes will look like in the future.
