British Board of Film Classification Considers Relaxing Game Ratings

Earlier this week, we told you about a study conducted by the BBFC that showed that gamers actually don’t mistake games for real life, just in case you didn’t already know that. Now the ratings organization is looking to review their classification policy. “That’s one of the reasons for this research,” said BBFC spokesperson Sue Clark. Clark went on to say, “when you watch a film you actually have less control than when you play games. It’s easier for you to lose that sense of reality. One of the key conclusions of this report is that interactivity actually helps players distance reality from adult experiences in games.” So, instead of the ‘murder simulators’ that we’ve been told our games are, it appears that they are actually LESS harmful than movies. My question is, why is it that no one listened to us gamers when we were saying this years ago?