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PEGI 18+

Call of Duty

THIS GAME IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN

What it is
Call of Duty is a series of shooter games in a war setting. There are games available on numerous platforms such as PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Android. The games, which are provided by Activision, have graphic violence and strong language resulting in an 18+ age rating.

How it works
The different games are set in historic or modern warfare settings and a player can play alone or in a team. A player can buy COD Points to pay for in-game items or a Battle Pass. A Battle Pass rewards a player with items such as weapons as they progress in the game.

People can chat with other players in their team or those who are nearby in the game (in certain game modes). Toxic language is filtered from chat when detected, but a player can also report another player, for example for using offensive language.

Parental controls or safety settings available
As this game has been created for adults it does not have comprehensive parental controls. However, Activision provides a Parental Consent system to allow children to play some games (and additional safety settings may apply e.g. voice chat is turned off). Call of Duty safety settings allow a player to:

Hide their real name

Manage who can invite them to play together

Turn off some violent and gory content

Automatically block messages containing swear words

Turn off chat with people nearby in the game

Turn off text and voice chat altogether

The gaming platform being used to play a Call of Duty game e.g. PlayStation may provide more safety settings.

https://www.callofduty.com/uk/en/

Access parental controls or safety settings here

Safety restrictions available

Harmful Content

Block or limit access to content that could be harmful to children e.g. videos that contain bad language or sexual, violent or discriminatory content.

In-game Purchasing

Disable option to buy extra content, goods or subscriptions when using apps e.g. buying TikTok Coins when using the social media app TikTok

Chat

Block a user’s ability to communicate privately with one person or a group of people e.g. send or receive direct messages

Time Limit

Decide when and for how long a user can access a piece of technology e.g. set a schedule on a broadband router so that internet access turns off after 8pm

Multi Player

Block a user's ability to play games with other players online