Games have new age ratings

The Government has said that this new system for game age ratings in the UK is "simpler and stronger." Games are now being age rated by the Video Standards Council (VSC), before this they were rated by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). This means that for the first time, anyone under 12 selling a game rated age 12 could be facing jail. The Pan European Game Information system (Pegi) are still contributing to the rating and saying whether the games have: bad language, violence etc. The VSC will now rate games to Pegi's specifications while enforcing compliance among retailers. However these ratings do not apply to games bought online.