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- TopBanana, on 04/28/2008, -1/+15Dr Byron gets a good rating from me
- ChaosProfessor, on 04/28/2008, -0/+10The things i would do to Dr. Byron would be Rated M
- rabidbob, on 04/28/2008, -0/+10"And finally she said we need to have a clear age rating classification. I think we have got some more to do on that."
While I agree with her about parents being the guardians for what their children are exposed to in games and online, and also that parental locks should be available and easy for non-computer savvy people, WTF is not clear about the age rating system?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEGI#Age_ratings
It's pretty bloody clear from the logos what age group the game is appropriate for! I think the issue is getting parents to actually read the goddamn boxes and take some interest in their child's life. - lamiaconfitor, on 04/28/2008, -2/+6its not really censorship.
- beclamide, on 04/28/2008, -0/+3I'd give her 1
- lamiaconfitor, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2she can recommend anything she wants!
- breadfred, on 04/28/2008, -1/+3Have you seen parents lately? Many of them are not capable of opening a pack of cereal. Let alone understand what their kids are up to. It just makes it easier for non-techy parents to choose correct games.
- gameradam, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1Is there a link to a more higher quality version? The highest quality version they have makes youtube look HD! :S
- johnlm89, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1"Given that the average gamer is aged 23 or above"
wat? - Dundasbro, on 04/29/2008, -0/+1Well, that would still mean that the average of gamers are over 23, right?
- Aturaten, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1It'd get an AO rating.
- litheon, on 04/28/2008, -1/+2Hm I was under the impression the average age of gamers was 33, decent article anyway.
- HolyChimp, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1If you don't pay for the content, don't complain about the low quality ;)
- BearinG, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1I like this "overhauling" idea.. I need an oil change too
- inactive, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1I'll tell you how they're rated: badly.
Violent movies like Hostel/Saw/etc get away with being released while awful-looking (incredibly far from realistic) titles like Manhunt 2 get banned. Double standards for the ***** lose. - reaper527, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1"and also that parental locks should be available and easy for non-computer savvy people, "
on all 3 current console systems, the locks are available and easy to implement. people just want the rating boards to do their parenting for them. - dbr_onix, on 04/28/2008, -1/+2The rating system is crappy. A "15" rating seems to mean nothing more than "it could be an 18+ but we want more people to play/watch it, so best keep it at 15".. Atop manipulations like that, quantifying all bad things in a game with a single number is far too vague. I've played games, and watched films that were 15 rated that I wouldn't mind my non-existent child (or say, my 10 year old nephew) playing, and then some games/films that there's no way I'd want him to watch (The best example being the Saw films, which are all rated as 15+..)
The ERSB(?) ratings weren't too bad, they said if it had violence, or drugs/sex/nudity/swearing, which was a bit more accurate than "U","PG" (which is the stupidest rating ever, especially for broadcast TV shows..), "15" or "18" - benjorino, on 04/28/2008, -1/+2f*** censorship!
- experienceha, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1The only thing that I didn't like about this story is the summary. " Given that the average gamer is aged 23 or above, it's perhaps no surprise that a lot of games are rated over-18 only." Now, everytime that I get on Call of Duty 4, I wish that there were more people that were over 23. It seems I get tea-bagged by 8 year-olds way too much.
- antdude, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1UK only. Any UK proxies?
- HolyChimp, on 04/28/2008, -1/+1http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b00b6y9t.sh ...
- MasT3r, on 04/28/2008, -2/+2God damn Dr Byron is fine.
- freddiefraggles, on 05/01/2008, -0/+0Parents could only decide what is appropriate for their children, in terms of gaming, if they have any idea of the game the children want to play. In most cases, parents don't play computer games and are quite happy for their children to pick what they like. The rating is there to remind them that they have a responsibility to not let their children play a game that isn't suitable for their age.
If there was no film rating system, there would be uproar if a six-year-old child went to see a film full of sex and ultra-violence. It's the same for games, even if you don't particularly agree with it. - lolben, on 04/28/2008, -0/+0dugg because everyone's playing counter-strike in the article heading.
and i thought they came out with studies showing that video games don't effect kids psychologically, negatively. IE grand theft childhood. - KiraDnote, on 04/28/2008, -1/+0I don't see anything in your wikipedia link indicating how games are assigned to various age groups. So that's WTF is not clear about the age rating system.
- TheBlackLotus, on 04/28/2008, -1/+0I wonder what they would rate a Dentistry game, in which you had to clean teeth? Anyone think theyd ban it?
- jimmick, on 04/28/2008, -3/+2How about....
They release everything
And we leave it to THE PARENTS to decide what is appropriate for THEIR CHILDREN - Pixelante, on 04/28/2008, -2/+1When the videogaming industry will have the same power and connections the movie industry has, things will change. Until then, deal with it.
- Willsi, on 04/28/2008, -1/+0It is interesting to find out how the games are rated... seems that some games should be rated higher... and some lower...
Mostly are rated too high though - inactive, on 04/28/2008, -2/+0What a hottie bitch!
- racco, on 04/28/2008, -7/+3***** censorship!
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