Ratings power struggles: BBFC and PEGI on the right to rate in the UK

As the findings of the Byron Report are due to be made known in the UK, it is now highly expected that Gordon Brown will introduce a cinema-style rating for all videogames. This would give sole responsibility of videogame rating to the British Board of Film Classification — Britain’s independent ratings body — and effectively snub Europe’s PEGI ratings system.
The BBFC appears to relish the idea of the (not yet confirmed) power to rate all videogames. "BBFC is a rating people  understand from film and DVD, so it might give parents a bit more peace of mind," stated BBFC spokesperson Sue Clark. "It would mean a bigger workload – but that’s our problem, not the industry’s – and we know we could handle it."
The BBFC even criticized PEGI ratings, saying that they confused parents. The BBFC already rates a good deal of games anyway, and was quick to point out […]

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