Digital Trends

The countries of the European Union are in disarray. Not politically, but in the way they rate games. According to a new survey showing how Pan European Game Information (Pegi) is used across the continent, only two countries – Germany and Lithuania – have laws about the way games are sold. 15 others ban harmful games being sold to minors, one has broader laws, and four – Cyprus, Romania, Slovenia and Luxembourg – actually have no laws restricting game sales.

 

Pegi rates games by describing their content and also giving information about violence, bad language, drug use and sexual content. The survey has left the European Commission suggesting a code of conduct for games sales across Europe, and for countries to implement the Pegi system. It would also like an age verification system for those buying games.

 

Meglena Kuneva, the EU consumer commissioner, said,

 

"Our clear message today is that industry and national authorities must go further to ensure that all parents have the power to make the right decisions for themselves and their child."