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elgefe02 on 25 February 2008


The Sunburnt Country has never been a very friendly place for video games with adult content. With a maximum game rating of MA15+, games which are deemed unsuitable for the pubescent, corruptible senses of a 15-year-old are often refused classification, and therefore banned. Several North American best-sellers have fallen victim to Australian banning, or been forced to release censored versions for the land down under, such as GTA III, Postal, Manhunt, and (preemptive attack!) Dark Sector.

Luckily for gaming Aussies (50 percent of which are over the age of 18), government officials are considering the addition of an R18+ rating, allowing the sale of more mature titles. This proposition will be discussed at the next Standing Committee of Attorneys-General on March 28. Should the system undergo the change, for the first time in Australian video games, there will be blood, nudity, and strong language. You know, the good stuff.



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elgefe02 on 25 February 2008

What time is in Australia at this moment?



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DarkLord2008 on 25 February 2008

Bring on X-rated Video games. Day in a life of a porn star.



Neos on 25 February 2008
elgefe02 said:
What time is in Australia at this moment?

 they are sleeping atm =D



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rocketpig on 25 February 2008

It's ludicrous that any country bans video games. It's good to see a government step up and allow adults to do whatever they please in the privacy of their own homes.

Now Germany needs to pull its head out of its ass and do the same.




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DarkLord2008 on 25 February 2008

FYI in Australia they banned GTA 3 and then they had to re-release it after taking the scene out where the character kills the prostitute and gets his money back. Dark sector was recently banned and it failed to obtain a classification.

The United Kingdom are strict on  video games and films too. Ma Hunt 2 on the Nintendo wii was recently banned due to the violence within the game. UK has had a reputation of banning films in the past due to the impact they could have upon society. Films like Reservoir Dogs, Chuckie Brown and A Clockwork Orange had been banned in the UK at one point in time.

I say politicians/ bureaucrats should piss off and not interfere with people's lives.



Katilian on 25 February 2008
Neos said:
elgefe02 said:
What time is in Australia at this moment?

they are sleeping atm =D


Not all of us are. (It's 4am btw) 



elgefe02 on 25 February 2008

14 hours difference with my time...



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damkira on 25 February 2008

Wow. I didn't realize so many games were banned in Australia... I always thought it was a Democracy with basic rights of free expression. Hopefully they will put in this R rating, as the government shouldn't be telling gamers what to play or not.