P5

I have set the concept to only take 2 weeks 

Each stage will be completed in blocks of weeks, This means there are no overlaps of stages. I have chosen to do this so that the office can be devoted to certain units and not get distracted by other things going on. It might be more efficient to block some stages however It extends the weeks to match the release date of the game.

The Release of the game will take a week as it will be initially released in the UK then throughout the week released across the world. The Contingency plan will be done a week after the final release and will address any huge bugs or glitches. The Q and A will be worked on throughout the weeks up until a month before Christmas as it means the game should be bug free before the holiday season.

LEGAL

Issue	Solved or justified?
Age rating and explicit content.	My game features violent, bad language and drug use. All of this requires the game to have an age rating on the game. The game will have a PEGI 16 rating as the use of drugs has to be aged 16 or 18. The game is not extremely realistic meaning it doesn’t need an 18 rating. All of these images will be present on the box of the game.
Employees are payed	The games producers will make sure that every employee gets paid the correct amount throughout the development period of the game.
Quality and Assurance	When the game is being tested the game must not be buggy and be released as a complete product and meet the requirements set by the developer.

ETHICAL

Issue	Solved or justified?
Age rating and Violence in the game	The Game revolves around people robbing banks using guns and attacking people. Many people who do not play games believe violence in games resort to people becoming violent and putting thoughts in their head to do things. The game features a fair amount of blood, light drugs (Alcohol, Tobacco) and bad language which isn’t suitable for younger people hence the 16 age rating.
Quality and Assurance of finished game	Prior to the release of the game, all the bugs and glitches should be removed. This is very important as a buggy unfinished game could give the studio a bad reputation and make people not want to play further games released under Sony and our company’s name.