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Age rating

Meaning in game development, with examples

nounCommon term

In game development, age rating means: An official label that shows which age group a game is suitable for, based on content such as violence, bad language, gambling-like features or fear.

In Turkish: yaş sınırı, yaş derecelendirmesi

How it is used

Given by rating boards such as ESRB in North America, PEGI in Europe and CERO in Japan; many digital stores use the IARC system. Publishers apply for a rating, and content changes can raise or lower it.

Example sentences

  1. Adding blood effects would push our age rating from PEGI 12 to PEGI 16.

  2. Check the age rating rules before we add the casino minigame.

Common collocations

  • rating board
  • apply for a rating
  • content descriptors
  • get a higher rating
  • localizationAdapting a game for players who speak another language and live in another culture: translating text and voice, and adjusting things like fonts, dates, jokes and images.
  • loot boxA virtual box or pack that gives random items when opened. It can be earned in the game or bought with real money, and players don't know what they will get.
  • platformThe hardware or store that a game runs on and is sold through, such as PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS or Android, or a store like Steam.
  • publisherA company that funds, markets and distributes games made by a development studio, often also handling platform deals, localization and testing.

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