Electronic Theatre reports on the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s decision to adopt the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) as the sole age ratings system for videogames in the UK.

The PEGI ratings system supports the guidelines set out by Professor Byron in her review last year, designed to safeguard children both on- and offline. Regular visitors to Electronic Theatre may know of the deliberation between British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and PEGI ratings systems that has reportedly lead to confusion amongst retailers and consumers. Having a clearly defined system will undoubtedly help both parties, and Electronic Theatre agrees that it is in fact PEGI that appear better suited for the job.

kevcothirtythree via electronictheatre.co.uk »