{"id":1,"date":"2026-03-30T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:48:51","slug":"mothers-union-supports-pegis-new-age-rating-updates-for-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/2026\/03\/30\/mothers-union-supports-pegis-new-age-rating-updates-for-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Mothers\u2019 Union supports PEGI\u2019s new age rating updates for video games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From June 2026, PEGI&nbsp;(Pan-European Game Information)&nbsp;is introducing a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pegi.info\/news\/pegi-expands-age-rating-criteria-interactive-risk-categories\">significant update<\/a>&nbsp;to its age rating system, expanding its criteria to include interactive risk categories.&nbsp;In addition to traditional content&nbsp;warnings, PEGI will now look more closely at features such as&nbsp;in-game purchases, paid random items, communication tools, and mechanics&nbsp;that encourage extended play.&nbsp;The change reflects the realities of modern gaming and aims to give parents and guardians clearer guidance in an increasingly complex digital world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2003, Mothers\u2019 Union has contributed to conversations around&nbsp;video games&nbsp;through its involvement with PEGI,&nbsp;the European system that helps families make informed decisions about&nbsp;age-appropriateness&nbsp;for&nbsp;video games and digital apps.&nbsp;Mothers\u2019 Union contributes to PEGI through its representation on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pegi.info\/page\/pegi-committees\">Experts Group<\/a>, bringing a unique perspective that is shaped by family life and values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November 2025, Director of Membership Steph Nunn&nbsp;represented Mothers\u2019 Union at&nbsp;the Experts Group meeting in Malaga,&nbsp;continuing&nbsp;the&nbsp;commitment&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure the voices of families are heard in these discussions.&nbsp;Commenting on the updates, Steph said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMothers\u2019 Union is proud to work with PEGI, helping to ensure that parents have the tools they need to keep their children safe. The broadened&nbsp;risk&nbsp;ratings reflect a more accurate overall playing experience. Any parent concerned about age-appropriateness and online safety can trust PEGI\u2019s informed and robust criteria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As gaming&nbsp;continues to evolve,&nbsp;clear guidance for families is&nbsp;more important than ever.&nbsp;PEGI\u2019s updated framework is a positive step towards greater transparency and online safety, helping families feel confident in how they engage with the digital world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From June 2026, PEGI&nbsp;(Pan-European Game Information)&nbsp;is introducing a&nbsp;significant update&nbsp;to its age rating system, expanding its criteria to include interactive risk categories.&nbsp;In addition to traditional content&nbsp;warnings, PEGI will now look more closely at features such as&nbsp;in-game purchases, paid random items, communication tools, and mechanics&nbsp;that encourage extended play.&nbsp;The change reflects the realities of modern gaming and aims [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":744,"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cscart.org\/msh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}