Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | 15:59 GMT

European Parliament to make games regs announcement this week

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The European Parliament is about to make an announcement on guidelines concerning children and “harmful” games.

From its site:

Video game safety: The Internal Market Committee will set out a series of recommendations to improve the protection of children from potentially harmful video games on Wednesday.

The institution gave its support to PEGI in January.

Thanks, GamePolitics.

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9 comments

#1

JesteR
09/02/09, 3:41 pm

This can only be bad.

#2

Blerk
09/02/09, 3:43 pm

“Europe to be the new Australia”.

#3

Rock_Me_Amadeus
09/02/09, 3:45 pm

Ban ‘em. Ban ‘em all.

#4

JesteR
09/02/09, 3:45 pm

Well Germany is already like Australia but i was hoping there was more sense in the other european contries.

#5

SticKboy
09/02/09, 3:50 pm

Recommendations, not legislation.

#6

JesteR
09/02/09, 3:51 pm

Yeah but those recommendations could turn into legislation sometime in the future.

#7

SticKboy
09/02/09, 4:04 pm

True, but there’s no cause for alarm just at the moment. Let’s not be like those knee-jerk reactionary types on GamePolitics.com.

#8

JesteR
09/02/09, 4:10 pm

I only expressed my concern because usually when politicians come up with recommendations about game ratings it gets worse than before.

#9

Roybott
09/02/09, 7:54 pm

You never know they might offer some sensible advice aimed at informing parents not to just buy any game their child wants.

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