Article: New system of video games classification will help protect children.

M2 PRESSWIRE-17 June 2009-UK Government: New system of video games classification will help protect children(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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PEGI system adopted for all UK games

An overhaul of video games classification rules will make selling a video game rated 12 or over to an underage person illegal for the first time, Creative Industries Minister SiAfA'n Simon announced today.

The PEGI (Pan European Game Information) system, currently used in most European countries, will become the sole method of classifying video games in the UK. It will replace the current hybrid system that has two separate sets of symbols, either ...

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