Regulatory Bodies

PEGI is a age rating system which is used to unsure that the content within companies game products are suitably classified depending on the according to if some content is needed to be be protected by consumers under the age of the classification. The games aren't rated depending on the level of difficulty of the content toward their consumers. The purpose of the organisation PEGI(Pan European Game-information) was to established to help guardians and or parent to make information decisions on the rated products and pointing out if the game has either violence, bad language or other content.

The effectiveness of the PEGI'S authority based on it regulations towards video games are mostly if a game is not classified properly it won't be able to display to the audience a solid knowledge of what content or age group this product would be targeting. Also parents and or guardians rely on how PEGI classifies game product to protect their children or people who they're buying the product for from content which they don't feel who be suitable for their age group especially for younger age groups. Game company also use PEGI system to make sure they are producing content under the standards of what age group and target audience they're trying to display the product to so they don't proceed to any problematic situation when they get PEGI to rate the content.

Game company have to think about constraint within their sector based on if the content is relevant to the standard of the content which relates to the PEGI's system, such as if their product's content has violence, inappropriate language they wouldn't be able to classify the game lower than a 15-16 age rating due to the content wouldn't be suitable for the lower age groups.

The organisation is supported with multiple and very successful gaming companies such as Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, as well as developers within Europe. The organisation enforce their power through symbols which pin point what particular content the game product contains which is easily visible towards the targeted audience and or guardians.

Within 2014 the game South Park: The stick of truth was censored in Europe and Australia due to depiction of anal probing by aliens and player characters performing abortions. This was especially censored content within Germany's version due to the use of Nazi's and Hitler use of imagery. Example of content of using Swastikas and Nazi salute, which at this present day is illegal within that country. The platforms this game was spread to were Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC which suggest that the content within the game product that was controversial was widely spread to multiple platforms which could suggest promoting the ideal and view within the game to the younger generation.