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| Formation | 9 April 2003 |
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| Purpose | Classification of video games |
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Region served | Most European countries (excluding Germany and Russia), Israel |
Parent organization | Interactive Software Federation of Europe |
| Website | pegi |
PEGI (/ˈpɛɡi/ PEG-ee), short for Pan-European Game Information,[1] is a European video game content rating system established to help European consumers make informed decisions when buying video games or apps through the use of age recommendations and content descriptors. It was developed by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) and came into use in April 2003, replacing many national age rating systems with a single European system. The PEGI system is now used in 41 countries and is based on a code of conduct, a set of rules to which every publisher using the PEGI system is contractually committed. PEGI self-regulation is composed by five age categories and nine content descriptors that advise the suitability of a game for a certain age range based on the game's content. The age rating is not intended to indicate the difficulty of the game or the skill required to play it.[2]
- ^ "The PEGI organisation". pegi.info. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "PEGI Pan European Game Information – What do the labels mean?". Pegi.info. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.