BBFC Says No One is Sure Who PEGI is

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Posted 4 Jul 2008
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Director of the British Board of Film Classification, David Cooke, has - according to The Times - cast doubt on exactly who the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) is.

According to the Times quote, Cooke says:

"The trouble is that it is not clear who PEGI is. Administration is handled by the Dutch film regulator, who subcontracts to a couple of blokes [the Video Standards Council] in Borehamwood."


The BBFC versus PEGI conflict has been stoked by Electronic Arts among other publishers who want to move to the PEGI Europe-wide system.

Cooke also points out that a Europe-wide single classification (the UK currently uses both PEGI and the BBFC) would fail to meet each participating nation's particular sensitivities.

"Look at what happens in film - there are different cultural sensititives in each country. The French give Tarantino films 12 certificates; I'd be out of a job tomorrow if I did that. But the point is that there is no reason why those cultural differences go to sleep when it comes to games."


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Source: The Times

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