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Epic to introduce IARC ratings to Fortnite News Oct 4th, 2023

Epic to introduce IARC ratings to Fortnite

"Epic continues to elevate its commitment to providing families with tools to make informed decisions about which experiences are appropriate for their children"

Games with loot boxes could be given automatic 18 rating in Germany News Mar 8th, 2021

Games with loot boxes could be given automatic 18 rating in Germany

This is the result of changes to the country's youth protection laws

Japanese game rating board CERO to reopen tomorrow News May 6th, 2020

Japanese game rating board CERO to reopen tomorrow

Organisation to move to working from home amid new state of emergency

CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077 rated 18+ in Brazil News Apr 29th, 2020

CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077 rated 18+ in Brazil

Game is violent, sexual and features drugs

ESRB now flags random loot mechanics in games News Apr 14th, 2020

ESRB now flags random loot mechanics in games

Follows the introduction of in-game purchases more than two years ago

Cyberpunk 2077 has been submitted for age rating News Mar 11th, 2020

Cyberpunk 2077 has been submitted for age rating

Ahead of September 17th release

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Dead Cells, DCMS report, Battletoads and much more! News Sep 16th, 2019

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Dead Cells, DCMS report, Battletoads and much more!

At the start of each week, we collect the biggest stories and the hottest features of the last seven days

Loot boxes, age ratings and gambling: Everything the UK games industry needs to know from today's DCMS report News Sep 12th, 2019

Loot boxes, age ratings and gambling: Everything the UK games industry needs to know from today's DCMS report

MPs also frustrated at lack of co-operation from some companies in the industry

Chinese companies including Tencent want new age-rating system in the region News Jul 8th, 2019

Chinese companies including Tencent want new age-rating system in the region

Follows frustration with the country's approval process

US School Safety Commission says more game age rating education is needed to help reduce school shootings News Dec 20th, 2018

US School Safety Commission says more game age rating education is needed to help reduce school shootings

Games industry gets off light into US' investigation into reducing gun violence

Games industry needs be better at catering for kids, Outright's Button-Brown says News Aug 16th, 2018

Games industry needs be better at catering for kids, Outright's Button-Brown says

"I think games need to take more responsibility"

Report claims more than half of parents let children play 18-rated games News Jul 17th, 2018

Report claims more than half of parents let children play 18-rated games

Childcare.co.uk of more than 2,000 parents yields startling but not surprising results

We Happy Few allowed release in Australia News Jul 4th, 2018

We Happy Few allowed release in Australia

"We want to thank everybody who got involved in the discussion, contacted the board and sent us countless messages of support. Your involvement made a huge difference."

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