age ratings

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Age ratings are a recurring topic on WindowsForum.com, particularly in the context of digital storefront regulation and app submission requirements. Discussions cover Turkey's draft legislation that would mandate age ratings for all digital games offered to Turkish IP addresses, as well as Microsoft's unified Dev Center changes that require a single age rating for every new or updated app and game. These threads highlight how age ratings are used to comply with regional laws and platform policies, affecting developers and publishers distributing content on Windows, PC, and console platforms.
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    Turkey Draft Rules for Digital Game Stores Could Reshape PC and Console Platforms

    Turkey’s draft legislation to regulate digital game storefronts threatens to reshape how PC and console platforms operate inside the country — and it could become a dangerous template for other governments seeking more control over digital content and services. Major elements of the proposal...
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    November improvements in Dev Center: submission, promotion and developer agreement

    Starting this week you will see new capabilities in Dev Center. In this blog I’ll describe what’s new in more detail and share ideas how to make best use of them: App submission: new price tiers, and preview of a new age rating system that will start to be rolled out in December App promotion...
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    Submitting apps with age ratings in the unified Dev Center

    Starting in May this year, we began migrating Dev Center accounts to the new dashboard, which has several improvements over the existing Windows Phone or Windows Dev Center dashboards. One of the enhancements is how app or game age ratings are handled for app submissions. Once your account is...
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