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Australians Can Play Grown-Up Games

Posted Mar 27, 2012 at 1:51PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: australia ratings, mortal kombat, r18, syndicate

The Australian government is finally rolling out an R18+ rating for games. Sadly, they’re only doing it in one city.


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Australia to get adult rating in 2013

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at 3:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Australia, australia aflc, OFLC, r rating

Let the jokes cease, let the violence and sex reign and let the government know this is what we want!


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Australia R18+ Bill Headed for Parliament

Posted Jan 24, 2012 at 4:56PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Australia, r18+

The Australian government is finally addressing major problems in its game rating system.

We’ve talked previously about the massive problems with the way Australia’s government rates games. Because the country has no “Mature” equivalent rating, all games must be appropriate for teens in order to hit retail shelves. This limitation has caused some games to either be modified for the Aussie market, or made unavailable to Aussie players.

The Australian government is aware of the problem, and recently recommended a full review of their ratings system be administered to figure out how to best move forward. While the results from that review are still pending, the new Federal Minister for Home Affairs doesn’t seem intent on waiting around. Jason Clare, who now serves in the Minister position, confirmed via interview that a bill designed to establish a mature-equivalent rating would be introduced to parliament sometime next month. The new rating, known as R18+, will help developers bring violent and otherwise graphic content to Australian shores.

After the bill is introduced, it will have to pass first in the Lower House, then in the Senate. There’s no guarantee of passage, but even having a bill on the docket is farther than the Aussie government has managed to get in a long time.

Here’s hoping the bill goes through and our Australian friends can stop worrying about whether particular games will make it to their stores. Look for more updates in February, once the bill hits a vote.

[Edge]

The Australian government is finally addressing major problems in its game rating system.


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Syndicate Banned in Australia

Posted Dec 20, 2011 at 4:31PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: australia game bans, fallout 3, mortal kombat, syndicate, witcher 2

The Aussie ratings board strikes again, blocking the game from release in Australia due to being unsuitable for minors.

Oh, Australia. Your ratings board, as we have discussed previously, is sort of a mess. Games and movies are rated on completely different scales, which results in some very weird happenings. One problem with the Aussie ratings system is that there’s no classification for games that are intended only for adults, meaning that Mature-type games can effectively be blocked from release in the country.

This is exactly what happened to Syndicate, which according to the ratings board was refused classification due to intense blood and gore. Because there’s no “grown-ups only,” rating in Australia, the game will not see an Aussie release unless it’s eventually accepted under the current classification system – despite the fact that the Aussie government is currently working on an R18+ rating.

The ratings board has banned a couple of high profile games over the last few years, most notably 2011’s Mortal Kombat and Fallout 3 (later accepted with edits). Other games, such as The Witcher 2, have come painfully close, requiring in-game changes to pass muster. There’s no word on whether EA will fight the decision or attempt to edit their game, but for now it looks like Aussie players may have to do without Syndicate.

What do you folks think of Australia’s games rating system? Dumb? Effective? Both?

[VG24/7]

The Aussie ratings board strikes again, blocking the game from release in Australia due to being unsuitable for minors.


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Australian Attorney General calls for Video Game Ban

Posted Nov 6, 2011 at 12:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PSP, Wii, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: Australia, grand theft auto, greg smith, gta, michael atkinson

Australia Video Game Ban....who you gonna call?


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Australia bites more fun out of gaming

Posted Aug 25, 2011 at 2:09AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: australian rating, censorship, house of the dead overkill, l4d2, left 4 dead, left 4 dead 2

House of the Dead Overkill: Extended Cut banned in Australia.


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EB Games Australia calls for national classification system

Posted Aug 2, 2011 at 3:30PM EST by Carl B Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Australia, violent games

The violent video games debate continues in Australia.


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EA comments on Australian ratings board

Posted Jul 22, 2011 at 5:15PM EST by Carl B Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Australia, EA, mark bradley

EA's Mark Bradley recently commented on Australia's game ratings board, which has banned R18+ games.


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Australian R18+ classification most likely not making it this year

Posted Jul 19, 2011 at 5:53AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PSP, Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Australia

Australian gamers will have to wait a bit longer before there comes any conclusion to the controversial R18+ classification for video games.

From the way things are going with the discussions, it doesn't look like it's going to be coming anytime within this year. Last Friday, NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith also confirmed that he will not be voting on the issue.

According to his representative, "more work needs to be done on this issue", and so they will have to wait for the results of the classification review from the Australian Law Reform Commission, before he can make an informed decision.

Australian gamers have had it the hardest in terms of getting games with adult content. Because of the strict MA15+ rating system, they have missed out on a lot ofgames that have been denied of classification. To understand what the R18+ proposal is all about in a nutshell, check out our piece on it here.

Via [Gamespot AU]

Australian gamers will have to wait a bit longer before there comes any conclusion to the controversial R18+ classification for video games.


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Australia's R18+ proposal in a nutshell

Posted May 25, 2011 at 2:59AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PSP, Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, PC Gaming Tags: Australia

A proposal for the R18+ ratings in Australia reveals the guidelines.


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Warner Bros. had an inkling on Mortal Kombat's R18+

Posted Mar 8, 2011 at 7:15AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: mortal kombat, news, warner bros.

Of all the people that were surprised that Mortal Kombat got banned in Australia, Warner Bros. would be the last in line considering that they already knew the game deserves to get an R18+ rating at the very least.


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Australia bans Mortal Kombat

Posted Feb 25, 2011 at 1:04AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: mortal kombat, news, warner bros.

Why, oh why, are you being so cruel, Australia? The shocking news we received today that is sure to rattle gaming fans in the land down under is that Mortal Kombat has just been banned.

Why, oh why, are you being so cruel, Australia? The shocking news we received today that is sure to rattle gaming fans in the land down under is that Mortal Kombat has just been banned.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Australia confirmed the report to GamePron, disclosing that the Australian Board had a particularly strong aversion to the game's many fatalities. As it is a fighting game, where the objective is to knock down your opponent, this reasoning leaves a lot dumbfounded.

Said WBEI in their official statement, "We are extremely disappointed that Mortal Kombat, one of the world's oldest and most successful video game franchises, will not be available to mature Australian gamers."

"WBIE would not market mature content where it is not appropriate for the audience. We understand that not all content is for every audience, but there is an audience for mature gaming content and it would make more sense to have the R18+ classificaion in Australia."

The Australian Board justifies this ban thus: "The Board notes that fatalities cannot be performed in Story mode and are unlikely to be performed frequently during gameplay; however, it is also noted that there are more than 60 fatalities available and they are an important component of the game."

Among the many moves they found disturbing in particular would be Kung Lao's "buzz saw" hat move, Stryker's point-blank firing range, leg-ripping from Quan Chi, slice and dice from Scorpion, and Shao Kahn's body-tear maneouver.

The Ratings Board further explained, "The game includes over 60 fatalities which contain explicit depictions of dismemberment, decapitation, disembowelment and other brutal forms of slaughter. Despite the exaggerated conceptual nature of the fatalities and their context within a fighting game set in a fantasy realm, impact is heightened by the use of graphics which are realistically rendered and very detailed."

It would be safe to say, then, that the developers really got it right in so far as the graphics are concerned! But that would be missing the Classification Board's point entirely.

For their part, it seems like WBIE have no intentions of cutting out content just so they can appease the board. "As a member of the iGEA, WBIE is reviewing all options available at this time," they said. iGEA would be the games industry association for the PAL region.

Mortal Kombat is the first game to have been banned from Australian shores in more than a year. Here's hoping they work this issue out. It would be a crying shame if mature gamers from the territory won't be able to get their hands on this after waiting for so long.

The Australian Classification Board's full decision can be viewed right here in this link, in pdf format. Have a look at it yourself so you are well-informed enough when you make your rebuttal to their case.

We'll be following up on this matter, and of course, we'll all be keeping you posted on any more developments regarding this. In the meantime, our thoughts go out to our Australian counterparts. Just keep crossing your fingers. There might be a miracle somewhere, somehow.


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