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Game Rating and Administration Committee

South Korean video game content rating board

Summary

South Korean video game content rating board

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formed2006 (as Game Rating Board)
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jurisdictionSouth Korea
headquartersBusan, South Korea
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The Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC; ), formerly the Game Rating Board (GRB; ) until December 23, 2013, is a South Korean video game content rating board. A governmental organization, the GRAC rates video games to inform customers of the nature of game contents.

Prior to the foundation of GRB, the Korea Media Rating Board rated video games like most other entertainment media. In 2006, the controversies surrounding the arcade gambling game Sea Story, which the Korea Media Rating Board found suitable for all-age, lead to allegations of misconduct. The Korean government responded by creating the GRB in 2006 and making it the only rating organization for rating video games in South Korea.

The GRAC has been criticized as one of the elements of the Internet censorship in South Korea, and has been criticized for being the same as censorship of China. By law, games sold in the country must be rated by GRAC prior to sale; additional regulations stipulate age and real name verification for certain mature-audience titles, as well as regulations on location-based games.

In October 2022, the GRAC's sudden decision to raise the age rating of video games was accused of being an illegitimate policy, leading to an audit of the board suggested by Democratic Party politician .

Age rating symbol

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The GRAC currently uses four different age ratings.

RatingDescription
[[File:GRB All.svg80px]]ALL: Titles rated ALL have content that may be suitable for all ages.
[[File:GRAC 12 (12세이용가).svg80px]]12+: Titles rated 12+ have content that may be suitable for ages 12 and older.
[[File:GRAC 15 (15세이용가).svg80px]]15+: Titles rated 15+ have content that may be suitable for ages 15 and older.
[[File:GRAC 19 (19청소년이용불가).svg92x92px]]19+: Titles rated 19+ have content restricted for ages 19 and older.
[[File:GRB Test.svg80px]]TESTING: Game contents for testing with GRAC's permission before general release.

Former rating

RatingDescription
[[File:GRAC 18 (18청소년이용불가).svg92x92px]]18+: Titles rated 18+ have content restricted for ages 18 and older.

Content descriptors

IconContent descriptorDescriptionRatings
[[Image:GRB Sexuality.svg60px]]SexualityContains references or explicit depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including nudity.[[File:GRAC 12 (12세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 15 (15세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 19 (19청소년이용불가).svg30px]]
[[Image:GRB Violence.svg60px]]ViolenceContains references or scenes involving aggressive conflict, may contain blood scenes (realistic blood, gore, weapons, and depictions of human injury and death)/PvP or PK.[[File:GRB All.svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 12 (12세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 15 (15세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 19 (19청소년이용불가).svg30px]]
[[Image:GRB Fear, Horror, Threatening.svg60px]]Fear, Horror, ThreateningContains references or depictions of horrifying action.[[File:GRAC 12 (12세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 15 (15세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 19 (19청소년이용불가).svg30px]]
[[Image:GRB Language.svg60px]]LanguageContains references or explicit depictions of inappropriate language. (sexual, problematic social messages, abusive language, etc.)[[File:GRAC 12 (12세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 15 (15세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 19 (19청소년이용불가).svg30px]]
[[Image:GRB Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs.svg60px]]Alcohol, Tobacco, DrugContains references or images of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and/or illegal drug use.[[File:GRAC 12 (12세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 15 (15세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 19 (19청소년이용불가).svg30px]]
[[Image:GRAC Crime, anti-societal or anti-governmental messages.svg60px]]Crime, Anti-societalContains references or images of crime, anti-societal, and/or anti-governmental messages.[[File:GRAC 12 (12세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 15 (15세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 19 (19청소년이용불가).svg30px]]
[[Image:GRB Gambling.svg60px]]GamblingContains references to gambling or betting (speculation), and/or simulated gambling.[[File:GRAC 12 (12세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 15 (15세이용가).svg30px]] [[File:GRAC 19 (19청소년이용불가).svg30px]]

References

References

  1. (14 March 2011). "Digital Development in Korea: Building an Information Society". Taylor & Francis.
  2. (2006-08-22). "Sea Story scandal simmers". [[The Marmot's Hole]].
  3. (2014-08-19). "South Korean PM apologizes for video game controversy". Taipei Times.
  4. (2011-09-25). "Blizzard's rush for cash?". [[The Korea Times]].
  5. (2011-04-14). "Censorship in South Korea: Game over". The Economist.
  6. (2010-09-07). "South Korea's Game Rating Board and The War on Online Content". [[The Marmot's Hole]].
  7. (2014-09-02). "Korea Blocks Facebook Game Apps". Koreanoodles.
  8. (25 January 2020). "South-Korea / How To Enable Digital Growth In Europe?". European Games Developer Federation.
  9. 김, 주환. "민주 이상헌, '게임물관리위 전산망 비리의혹' 국민감사 청구".
  10. "Age Rating Symbol".
  11. "Rating Guide".
  12. "Rating Guide".
  13. "GAME RATING and ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE".
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