ALL - BBFC Responds To Political Call Against Violent Games

PlayStation News by Lyndon M STAFF 257 days ago
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Lately David Cameron, the leader of the UK's Conservative party has been making some waves with a call for tighter control in regards to violence inn video games and asking for a review of the British Board of Film Classifications (BBFC) in how the ratings are handled.

Earlier in the week he had revealed a dossier entitled "It's Time to Fight Back". This dossier was directed to game developers and proponets of artistic freedom in other fields such as music and arts, asking them to not promote issues such as casual violence, gang culture and the degradation of women.

The BBFC, however, has since responded to this. In an interview with MCV, spokesperson Sue Clark said the guidelines used currently are "based on what the public deems acceptable." She further added that they "feel confident that we have public consent on how we deal with issues such as gun and knife crime."

The UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) also spoke in support of the BBFC. Here's what one DCMS spokesman told MCV:

"We have a strict enforcement code for people who supply '18' or '15' rated games to children. Adults can make their own decisions which games to play, as they can which films to watch."

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