Video Standards Council

VSC confirms PEGI ratings delay into 2011

The Video Standards Council has confirmed the proposed changes to the age ratings system for games in the UK will not be applied until April 1, 2011.

Video Standards Council headlines

  • PEGI ratings enforcement expected to begin before Christmas

    PEGI ratings and the new labels are expected to be enforced before Christmas rolls around in the UK. ELSPA chairman Andy Payne has said that the Video Standards Council will legally be able to start classifying games after the UK Government returns from recess, which runs from July – October 12. “There’s a whole load […]

  • VSC given power to ban games in UK

    The British Video Standards Council has been given powers to ban games in the UK that don’t apply to PEGI guidelines, GI reports. “The VSC will be an independent body, as is the PEGI system, and while I’m sure there’s some joining up to do, it’s a tough system,” said EA UK MD Keith Ramsdale. […]