Bad End for UK Games Ratings.

[Gerry]

A group of UK politicians have banded together to form the All-Party Parliamentary Group to focus on UK’s Computer and Video Games Industry.

It will be chaired by Labour MP Bill Olner, and vice chaired by Lord David Puttnam, and Conservative MPs John Whittingdale and Philip Davies.

Tiga, which played a large roll in forming the group, will be administering and arranging meetings.

“All-Party Groups can be a highly effective vehicle to raise and discuss issues amongst interested Parliamentarians,” said Olner.

“I congratulate Tiga for showing leadership in instigating the creation of Westminster’s first All Party Parliamentary Group for the Computer and Video Games Industry, and for providing its secretariat. The entire All Party Parliamentary Group is looking forward to working with Tiga in discussing issues crucial to the video games industry.”

The group, along with Tiga CEO Richard Wilson, will be speaking at the House Of Commons on Monday for the launch of the ‘Play Together’ initiative.

Nooooooooo. The UK Games ratings is now being run by a subsection of Parliament T_T

This is the WORST Idea possible.

 

[Bajaratt]

This move brought to you by Activision.

 

[Gerry]

This move brought to you by Activision.

I'm being dead fucking serious.

Because they work for Parliament, any game that is deemed the slightest bit offence to them, they will ban. You have to remember, our Parliament is in a HUGE mess right now due to heavy corruption, and we're supposed to believe these clowns are running the ratings of games, which they have the power to force a ban or any kind of censorship to any games deemed obscene by these old farts.

They may as well ban everything now and get all the work over with so they can continue to be lazy arseholes who siphon tax payer money to help with their furniture needs and gardening. >=/

 

[Skaw]

Oh no. Let's rage over ratings as adults well over the 17 to purchase Mature label/whatever the fuck silly system EU uses.

 

[Strid]

Let's talk about somethin' even better; have they decided whether or not they are goin' to ban the development of mature rated games in Germany? Kind of ironic given the history of the place, and I'm not talkin' about anything in the WWII era.

 

[Gerry]

Let's talk about somethin' even better; have they decided whether or not they are goin' to ban the development of mature rated games in Germany? Kind of ironic given the history of the place, and I'm not talkin' about anything in the WWII era.

It's apparently on the discussion table there, and I won't be surprised if they do =/

That'll mean Crytek will not be allowed to develop there any more. THANKFULLY they bought Free Radical, so they can work in the UK, that is if Parliament decide not to be dicks and ban them too, which I won't be surprised if they do.

 

[Strid]

It's apparently on the discussion table there, and I won't be surprised if they do =/

That'll mean Crytek will not be allowed to develop there any more. THANKFULLY they bought Free Radical, so they can work in the UK, that is if Parliament decide not to be dicks and ban them too, which I won't be surprised if they do.

This wont shut anyone down, it's actually goin' to backfire on the places that put it into effect. Crytek, etc., will move and be fine while Germany looses valuable commerce, million dollar commerce AT LEAST might I add, for the sake of tryin' to promote some kind of "moral code" that isn't even there to begin with. Like my Great Grandpa always said, Germany will -always- be Nazi Germany. That's more of a joke, but it kind of fits in the way we throw the Nazi label around the internet. I hate that the men and woman of these companies will have to choose leavin' their homes though for somethin' so ridiculous.

 

[Crumpet]

Where did you hear this? link?

 

[Strid]

Google "Germany to ban mature game development", you'll get enough hits to wet yer lips.

 

[Sharpe]

Google "Germany to ban mature game development", you'll get enough hits to wet yer lips.

Because the fucking retarded CDU have the majority of power over here, any political party that deems it necessary to flout their religion in their name is going to be utterly retarded.

 

[Sharpe]

Like my Great Grandpa always said, Germany will -always- be Nazi Germany.

Your great grandpa is a retard.

 

[Gerry]

Alright, seems like the situation is somewhat resolved.

PEGI has been named the sole ratings system for Games here in the UK. The bad news, The Video Standards Council or w/e are involved.

 

[Skaw]

Alright, seems like the situation is somewhat resolved.

PEGI has been named the sole ratings system for Games here in the UK. The bad news, The Video Standards Council or w/e are involved.

Dude, you're over 16/17/18. It doesn't matter to you, let it go. They aren't going to outright ban video games(taxes taxes taxes taxes,) but rate them how they see fit.

 

[Strid]

Your great grandpa is a retard.

Considerin' you missed the point I ask you, who's the retard? And late at that wow, get out of here.