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Industry News September 1, 2021

New PEGI rating criteria labels all games that teach or encourage gambling 18+

PEGI rates games on the age scale ranged from 3 to 18. There are a lot of criteria that impact the rating, with 18+ content including violence, discrimination, sex, and bad language. From now on, any game with gambling elements will automatically get a PEGI 18 rating.

Industry News June 24, 2021

Portugal officially adopts PEGI age rating system

Portugal’s media regulator IGAC has officially recognised PEGI as the age rating system for video games.

Featured April 9, 2019

Google Play Needs Better Age Rating System to Protect Children

Wired has found and reported 36 games on Google Play that are rated as suitable for children despite objectionable content. These games feature violence, social casino gaming, and vaguely disturbing imagery like removing a panda’s bad tooth, with pandas, of course, responsible for general child-friendliness.