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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending December 16th
The last minute rush is on for getting gamer’s Christmas presents, and across the age ratings, there’s a great spread this week. Our charts below take the UK’s best selling console, PC and handheld...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Weeks Ending January 6th
With the warm glow of 2017’s festive period in the past, and the sometimes bleak evenings of January already upon us, video games can provide a great way to bring your family together as you return...
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All About: Nintendo Labo
Nintendo’s newly revealed gaming innovation? Cardboard construction kits. You read that right. While the rest of the technology world is focussing on virtual reality, artificial intelligence and the...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Weeks Ending January 20th
Monday is here, which means it’s time for our latest all-formats UK games chart. To help you choose some of the best games for your family, we’ve gone through the official charts – which cover the...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending January 27th
As the days start to get noticeably longer, dreams of summer and being outside have started to occupy our minds here at AskAboutGames. However, there’s a good few months to get there yet, and games...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending February 17th
Ever family-focused, here at AskAboutGames towers we’ve had a couple of weeks away from the charts – our editor had newborn twins to tend to. And the future co-op gaming champions arrived a little...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending February 24th
Looking for a game to keep your family occupied after the promised UK blizzard sets in this week? Then our regular all-formats UK game charts update is here to help. We share these specially tailored...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending March 3rd
It’s been a strangely quiet week for the game charts, with not single new entry across the top-40, or in our round-up below. The snow, it seems, can bring everything to a stop, even if frozen rails...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending March 17th
We’ve talked before about how the new year can offer a period where there is little movement in the video charts. That’s because so many releases aim for a Christmas release – targeting gift buyers –...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending March 24th
It’s proving an exciting time in the games charts, as following last week’s trend, this week the top four overall games are all new entires: Sea of Thieves; A Way Out; Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom;...
View ArticleGDC news round-up; Or ‘why should my family care about an industry conference’?
Last week, tens of thousands of games makers flocked to the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Better known as GDC, it has traditionally been a chance for games makers and those that...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending March 31st
With two new entires charting in our guide this week – Forza Motorsport 7 and Far Cry 5 – it goes to show that the long-running series can still dominate gaming. And it’s a sign that the traditional...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending April 7th
Having spent the day in the audience – and on the stage – at the brilliant and ongoing London Games Festival, we’re finally back at our desks gathering information on the best games for your family. As...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending April 14th
After a brilliant week for games in the UK – with the London Games Festival, Game BAFTAs and EGX Rezzed gaming expo all taking place – its time once again for our special PEGI age-rating charts The...
View ArticleBanned in the UK: Anime RPG’s Ratings Denial and the Powers Protecting Consumers
For all the debate around games and violence, it is extremely rare for a game to be banned here in the UK. That is largely because of the ratings process carried out by The VSC Rating Board, which goes...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending April 28th
Once again it’s time to check out the UK’s best selling video games, grouped by age rating so that you can pick the most popular titles suitable for your family. Here at AskAboutGames we’ve gone...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending May 12th
Here at AskAboutGames we know that the benefits playing games can bring are only a reality if the audience is served with age-appropriate content. That’s why, each week, we present the latest UK game...
View ArticleRating Detroit: Inside the Game Age Rating Process
Today the highly anticipated game named Detroit: Become Human has been released. There’s a good chance you’ve heard about it. Even before it’s release, it attracted a great deal of controversy, as we...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending May 26th
After a bank holiday weekend where the sun stayed out at AskAboutGames towers – despite the forecasts – we didn’t get around to playing half as many games as we expected. But making the most of games...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending June 2nd
Here at AskAboutGames we present the latest UK game sales chart in a way that makes it easy for you to find the most popular titles suitable for the age of the gamers in your family. That’s because...
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Age-Ratings: Beyond the Number, Part 2
Over the past few weeks here at AskAboutGames we’ve been looking at the process of rating a game, using the controversial new narrative thriller Detroit: Become Human as a case study. We chose to use...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending June 9th
Looking for the most popular video games that are age-appropriate for your family? Then you’ve found the right place. Here you can find our specially curated guide to the best selling games of the past...
View ArticleE3 2018: The Best Family Gaming Announcements and Updates
Every year since 1995, a huge conference known as E3 has stood as the world’s most significant video games event. It is a place where the biggestest release announcements and gaming news are made...
View ArticleBehind the headlines: Understanding ‘gaming disorder’
If you watched, read or listened to the news today, you’ve likely come across stories about ‘gaming disorder’. The World Health Organisation – or ‘WHO’ – has today for the first time listed ‘gaming...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending June 16th
With the World Cup upon us, it’s probably no surprise that FIFA is the most popular 3-years-plus rated game in the UK today. But what about the rest of the best selling games of the past week? Which...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending June 23rd
With the sun beating down on most of the UK today, we admit we’re keen to get outside away from screens. But, as ever, that isn’t mutually exclusive to enjoying some gaming time. So when the weather...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending June 30th
Remember when Minecraft was the talking point in playgrounds across the UK? Before Fortnite captivated the attention of gamers, parents and guardians, and the press, the world building game was...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Roblox abuse incident
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains brief references to a sexual abuse case, in exploring safety in online game Roblox after a recently reported incident. If that may make difficult reading for you,...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending July 7th
While you wait for football to come home – or not come home – or if you just want to ignore it, some family gaming time might be a perfect alternative use for your screen. Of course, you’ll also want...
View ArticleBehind the headlines: Why game age-ratings matter
New research by Childcare.co.uk has found that over half of parents surveyed in the UK let their children play 18-rated games. As reported by UK video gaming site Eurogamer, that set of guardians do so...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending July 14th
Every week at AskAboutGames we provide a specially prepared list of top selling games, based on the latest UK game sales charts. We do so to allow you to see the most popular titles suitable for the...
View ArticleFinding non-violent games for your family
Video games have never quite shaken an association with violence. While here at AskAboutGames we’re driven to share the benefits of family-friendly gaming, it’s hardly surprising that the medium can...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending July 21st
This week we’re rather spoilt for top-selling family-friendly games. In recent years the higher profile of 18-rated titles sees them just about dominate the gaming sales charts. Call of Duty, Grand...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending July 28th
With the summer holidays in full swing in the UK, the heatwave has come to an end for the most of us – for now, at least. That might mean a few more days spent inside, looking for something to do as...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending August 4th
Now the summer holidays are well underway, and many are already returning from vacations and trips. Plenty have enjoyed the most appealing activities to entertain the kids, but there may still be a...
View ArticleDreaming big: What’s wrong with aspiring to work in games?
Earlier this week UK games industry trade body Ukie tweeted a picture of a rather curious bus stop advertisement from mobile phone outfit 02. Ukie, of course, is part of the team behind AskAboutGames,...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending August 13th
After something of a delay, finally this week the UK video game sales charts are available to the public, so we’ve compiled our regular list helping you pick the most popular age-appropriate games for...
View ArticleThe best family games at Gamescom 2018
We’ll admit it; it’s been a long week. Here at AskAboutGames, along with much of the global games industry and gaming public, we’ve been at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany for the past few days. With...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending August 25th
This week’s data is finally in, meaning we’re here to share our specially curated version of the UK games sales charts, designed to help you pick to most popular age-appropriate games for your family....
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PEGI’s ‘in-game purchasing’ symbol: How will it help your family
PEGI has moved to help parents better understand when games offer players the opportunity to spend real money in the game. What does that mean, and why does it matter to your family? Some games these...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending September 1st
Picking the ideal games that are suitable for your family members can prove an overwhelming task. That’s why here at AskAboutGames, each week we provide a specially prepared version of the latest UK...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending September 8th
Monday having come around again already, we’ve compiled our regular listings helping you pick the most popular age-appropriate games for you family. And why do we prepare these lists? There are a lot...
View ArticleOnline Safety: The Youngsters’ Perspective
Here at AskAboutGames, we’re often sharing advice on how to make gaming a positive part of your family’s life. We’re informed by the games industry, attending events, our own experience covering games...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending September 15th
As the wind howls and the nights start to draw in, the time of year is coming when there’s a little less opportunity to spend time outside. While you’ll likely and rightly still be trying to keep your...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending September 22nd
After a small delay where the UK video game charts are compiled, this week’s data is finally in, meaning we’re here to share our specially curated version of the those charts. We provide the below to...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending September 29th
Each week at AskAboutGames we publish our own version of the latest UK video game sales charts, tailored for families. We do that to provide an at-a-glance guide the most popular titles suitable for...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending October 6th
Making games a positive part of your family’s life starts by picking the most appropriate games for your youngsters. That can be easier said than done, when there are so many games about, and so much...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending October 13th
Video games can very much be a positive part of your family’s life; as long as you pick the right video games. But choosing the most appropriate games for your family? That can be easier said than...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending October 20th
Picking games that are suitable for your family can prove a difficult business. There are a lot of games out there, and so much information, it can be hard to zero in on the basics. And as the winter...
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Video Game Charts by PEGI Age Rating – Week Ending October 27th
Are you looking for the most popular video games that are age-appropriate for your family? Then you’ve found the right place. Here you can find our specially curated guide to the best selling games of...
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