Legal Restrictions on Drugs and Smoking in Games (International)
Just to confirm that what Radupvr said is correct. Euro publishers and retailers won't sell your game unless it has a PEGI rating. As for the ratings body their info is at http://www.esrb.org/.
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Thanks, Obscure - this is one of those areas where no news is often not good news! At least now we know what implications this will have on our product, and will be able to act accordingly (and also before investing resources into something that we subsequently would have been required to drop).
And thanks also for the ESRB link - I guess I should have known that one! Guess that's what happens when you post early on a saturday morning ;)
And thanks also for the ESRB link - I guess I should have known that one! Guess that's what happens when you post early on a saturday morning ;)
There was recently an article at gamasutra titled "Rated and Willing: Where Game Rating Boards Differ". Perhaps it is interesting for you, too. Here is the link:
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20051215/hyman_01.shtml
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20051215/hyman_01.shtml
As in the countries mentioned in the previous posts, in the Netherlands you're game has to be rated. In case there is heavy drugs (ab)use, you're game will probably be rated 12+, meaning no one below 12 can buy it. When there's also violence, sex, profanity or all of the above, you're rating can get up to 18+.
Currently some debate is going on within the media if smoking on TV should be prohibited/discouraged, but I don't think that will touch games in the near future.
Currently some debate is going on within the media if smoking on TV should be prohibited/discouraged, but I don't think that will touch games in the near future.
Ireland has no censorship on video games at all, but often the other EU countries ratings are displayed on the game box. You can get almost anything here, even banned games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland#Computer_Games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland#Computer_Games
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