Every single Fortnite creation is getting an official age rating next month
Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced it is working with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to add age ratings to all of its creations next month.
On October 3, Epic announced its partnership with the IARC, revealing that, from November 14, Fortnite will feature internationally-recognized age and content ratings for all first and third-party playable content. What this means is that anything published in the battle royale game will be required to have an IARC-assigned rating. In its announcement, Epic states that the implementation of the new rules is "a critical step toward building a metaverse that is safe and fun for everyone."
Epic has also revealed how the new system will work. According to the announcement, when a creator wants to publish their island in Fortnite, they will have to fill out the IARC content rating questionnaire before they submit their content to Epic moderators for review and eventual publishing.
Once the questionnaire has been filled out, creators will receive an age-based IARC rating for the content on their island as well as a region-specific rating from "IARC-participating rating authorities." As each region will have different "content sensitivities", the IARC will reportedly take trusted guidance from other rating boards across the globe - including the ESRB (North America), PEGI (Europe), ACB (Australia), USK (Germany), and more.
The ratings assigned to the content will apparently be automatically applied and "prominently displayed" prior to accessing the island in question. The developer has also noted that "participating rating authorities may modify one or more of the ratings assigned based on their own review of the experience once it’s been published."
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