A video game content rating system is a system used for the classification of video games into suitability-related groups. Most of these systems are associated with and/or sponsored by a government, and are sometimes part of the local motion picture rating system. The utility of such ratings has been called into question - "90% of teenagers say that their parents never check the video game ratings before allowing them to rent or buy computer or video games."[1] This article is about computer and video games. ... A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for children and/or adults in terms of issues such as sex, violence and profanity. ...
Explanation of specific ratings are available in corresponding articles. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Valtion elokuvatarkastamo (VET) is the Finnish Board of Film Classification. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) is the organization that rates video game and computer software in Japan with levels of rating that informs the customer of the nature of the product and what age group it is suitable for. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (or ELSPA) is an organisation set up in 1989 by British software publishers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... The Korea Media Rating Board (KMRB) is the Korean equivalent of the ESRB. The board rates movies, videos, videogames, arcade games, computer games, online games, stage performances, and phonogrames. ...
Usage
An image below presents usage of various video game content rating systems around the world. Countries filled by gradients are using several rating systems.
References and Notes
^ David A. Walsh and Douglas A. Gentile. A Validity Test of Movie, Television, and Video-Game Ratings. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
^ The age upon which an individual attains adulthood varies per country.
^ computer and video games industry age ratings and codes of practice. ELSPA. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
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