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EU not down with PEGI rating system

chautemoc | April 22, 2008 | Industry News | Misc 
Seems as though the European Union isn't satisified with the level of protection the PEGI rating system is offering children. As such, they're giving developers and retailers two years to come up with a more widely adopted and adequate system.
The EU executive has powers to propose legislation, but decided to give the sector two years to come up with a code of conduct that has wider industry backing than the current one. The industry is also being asked to spend more on advertising its symbols denoting the age suitability of games.

"When children go out to play today they enter the world of joysticks. We are not quite sure where they go and there is real anxiety from parents," EU Consumer Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuneva said.
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