Europe's new PEGI game ratings delayed
by Griffin McElroy 
on Jan 14th 2011 5:00AM
The Video Standards Council's new and improved
and legally enforceable video games rating system was formerly set to launch
this April across Europe, but as you could probably tell by our headline (and the strategic use of the word "formerly" earlier in this sentence), it's going to miss that window. UK Minister for Culture Ed Vaizey has confirmed to
GamesIndustry.biz that the new ratings will now be formally approved by July of this year and are expected to roll out after that decision.
"There's been some technical delays to iron out a few kinks," Vaizey explained, "nothing fundamental, nothing serious." An anonymous source clarified the hang-up to GI.biz, claiming, "What goes on the front of the box is fine. It's what goes on the back of the box that's still being discussed." The
back of the box? Who still looks at the
back of the box?
