PEGI will be supporting Safer Internet Day through social media activity.

 

Since 2013, PEGI has been involved in a global initiative called IARC (International Age Rating Coalition) where the rating boards from different regions in the world have joined forces to provide a solution for the globalised market of digital games. 

 

It simplifies the process to obtain age ratings by providing publishers with a single set of questions about their product's content and interactive elements. The global storefronts can display automatically the relevant well-known age ratings from the different regions. It is available on the Firefox Marketplace and since spring 2015, Google Play has adopted the system as well, bringing PEGI ratings to the largest collection of apps on the market. Lastly in January 2016, Microsoft Windows Store and the Nintendo E-shop has implemented it for all digital games and apps.

 

• Users interact
• Shares information
• Shares location
• Digital purchases
• Unrestricted internet.

For further information, see www.globalratings.com.

PEGI (Pan European Game Information) is the European age-rating system for video games. 

 

PEGI helps European parents make informed decisions when buying video games. Launched in 2003, PEGI replaced a number of national age rating systems and is now used throughout most of Europe, in 38 countries. The system is supported by the major console manufacturers as well as by publishers and developers of games that are active in Europe. PEGI was developed by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE).

 

The PEGI labels appear on front and back of a game's packaging, providing a reliable indication of the suitability of the content. The age rating does not take into account the difficulty level or skills required to play a game. There are also 8 content descriptors that work in conjunction with the age labels: violence in a PEGI 7 game (e.g. cartoon-style violence) is different from violence in a PEGI 18 game (strong, graphic content). 

 

PEGI Online is a safety certification that is integrated into the PEGI system. Its purpose is to give young people in Europe better protection against unsuitable gaming content and to help parents understand the risks and potential for inappropriate behaviour within this online environment. The requirements to obtain the right to display the PEGI online compliance label include the obligation to keep the website free from illegal and offensive content created by users and any undesirable links, as well as to take measures for the protection of young people and their privacy when engaging in online gameplay.