PEGI Changes Rating Advice for Fortnite

PEGI has decided to change the age rating for Fortnite, since it meets the conditions to be considered as an ecosystem with diverse content rather than an individual game product. As a result, the PEGI 12 age rating was replaced by the Parental Guidance label (an icon displaying an exclamation mark, always accompanied by the ‘parental guidance recommended’ text descriptor). Individual games on Fortnite will start to have their own PEGI ratings as of today. In combination with a robust set of parental controls and cabined accounts for younger players, this will ensure that both parents and children can enjoy video games responsibly on Fortnite. 

Where can you find this Parental Guidance label?

Video games must always display an age rating, but digital storefronts (for mobile phones, consoles or pc) also offer other types of apps. Not all of these have predefined content that can be classified and examined beforehand. Certain apps function as platforms and offer a broad, variable selection of content (e.g. Netflix or Spotify). For these apps, we use the parental guidance icon, alerting parents that while age-appropriate content may be available, the platform may also offer access to content that is not appropriate for children.