The BBFC has launched a new website called Parents BBFC, an information portal to help parents decide which videogames and films are suitable for their children. “This website will take the guess work out of the family outing to the cinema and open up the world of videogames for those who don’t know their PSP from their Wii,” said BBFC director David Cooke.

The idea behind the site is that not all parents are as technologically literate as their children, making content and ratings information particularly relevant to videogames. But Cooke was also keen to stress that the site contains information about games of all ratings, not just those designed for children. The new website will provide detailed information about the content of kids’ films and all BBFC-classified videogames, as well as an explanation as to why the BBFC gave the material a particular rating.

Projects like these are crucial for preventing another videogame controversy from erupting in the tabloids. After the blunders of the past few months, the BBFC has taken a step in the right direction. Alas, the implementation of the site is a little half-baked at the moment. A cursory search of the bigger games of the past six months returns little or no results, with only the obvious candidates (Halo 3, Manhunt) being covered in any depth.

Via Digital Spy

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This entry was posted on Monday, October 1st, 2007 at 10:35 pm by Bulent Yusuf
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