For computer games on the internet gaming industry wants to install a future effective protection of minors. From 1 January it is for games, the Internet will play on the first time transparent age verification system type. For the classification of games is the voluntary self-regulation (PSP) in the industry provide a modular range which a questionnaire and a consultation and a code of conduct for providers of computer games includes, Falk said Platinum's managing director Felix in Berlin on Wednesday.

The long-term goal is to establish on the new procedure an overarching child protection for both online games and songs on disks. "We aim to provide a uniform system," said Falk. If child protection is to be effective, it must be simple and transparent. So far, games are for different conditions, depending on whether they are distributed on media such as DVDs, or exclusively on the Internet or played on mobile platforms. The industry cares about the Wii already for the age classification of traditional computer games. With the amendment of the Youth Media Services State Treaty(JMStV), at 1 Connect to power in January 2011, but they are the future of online games youth-protection-related information such as an age verification also binding.

Until now advises members on each game title comprises of representatives of industry and government bodies. Use this method would present an annual 3000 games tested, "said Martin bay, spokesman for the games publisher Electronic Arts. The amendment to the JMStV the industry expects a significantly growing demand, to which this process could no longer meet. The classification of online games should therefore be a detailed list of criteria on which the gaming companies themselves can also fill out. The PSP was on the task, the reliability of classification, the representatives of state authorities and child protection expert has been developed jointly with, to prove, "said Falk. Meanwhile, compatibility is a 91.89 percent reached. In cases of doubt should be decided by the committee