Quick Jump Daily Digest

Thank you for your interest in the Quick Jump Daily Digest. Get notified of all new content on QJ in our free Daily Digest. To subscribe, enter your email address below and click the subscribe button.


Email Address:


Email will come from "donotreply@caputomedia.com". Please whitelist this email address.

Cancel and Return to page

EA responds to Left 4 Dead 2 banning in Australia

Posted Sep 23, 2009 at 9:32AM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Australia, Electronic Arts, OFLC, Valve Corporation, xbox 360 titles
Ó

Left 4 Dead 2 - Image 1


Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360, PC) is just the latest casualty of the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification's stringent -- and, for most Australian gamers, draconic -- adherence to their ratings guidelines.

Publisher EA Australia said last week that they're "still working through the submission process with OFLC." It seems they've since become much more candid about the issue, however, as they've finally issued a comment. Here's what EA spokesperson Tiffany Steckler said:

ItÂ’s funny that a place like Australia, which has come up with some pretty violent material in the past with something like Mad Max, can effectively ban video games for the same reason. EA believes that adults should have the right to make their own choices when it comes to the content they consume.


So far, neither Valve nor EA have confirmed whether or not changes will be made to the game to get it past the OFLC.



Related articles:


Via GameSpot



100% of voters think this story ROCKS!
Vote Now!    This story ROCKS! (1) This story SUCKS!! (0)




Become a Member of QJ.Net!

If you want your comments to go live without waiting for moderation, you need to be logged in. Being logged in has its benefits:
  • Logged in members do not wait for their comments to be approved.
  • Logged in members can sign up for nightly updates.
  • Logged in members can create Profiles to be seen by other users.
So why wait? Create an account or login now! It's easy, quick, and free.

To get started, use the LOGIN boxes, or the REGISTER link at the top right!

Comments 


 
# --IXXBC 2009-09-23 11:23
From your North American brothers and sisters...sucks to be you, Australia.

Reply
 

 
# Still...SPKuja 2009-09-23 14:59
Well, at least they can still import it from the UK or other PAL regions. Unlike when companies decide to screw us PAL territories over, so we have to turn to mod chips just to play a legit copy of an imported game!!

Reply
 

Add comment

Security code
Refresh


Welcome to QJ.Net!

If you want your comments to go live without waiting for moderation, you need to be logged in. Being logged in has its benefits:
  • Logged in members do not wait for their comments to be approved.
  • Logged in members can create Profiles to be seen by other users.
So why wait? Create an account or login now! It's easy, quick, and free.

To get started, use the LOGIN boxes, or the REGISTER link below!



Want to learn more about the team who brings you the QJ news?

Read about them now!


RSS Feeds Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook
Login:

HOT FLASH GAMES

Monster Truck Jumper

Left to Die

The Empire 2

Dark Dimension

Town Drift Competition

Heroes of the Sword