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    Image of jShazBot jShazBot
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    A zombie ate my baby! D:
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    09/18/09

    @jShazBot: Zing-o!
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    Image of $cOrP1()_g@m3R $cOrP1()_g@m3R
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    @!#$$%&**!#*****!!!! Censor this too Aus!!
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    Image of Polite Society Polite Society
    09/16/09

    @$cOrP1()_g@m3R: Yes. we'll have none of those miscellaneous characters and exclamation marks, you filthy foreigner. What are you trying to do? Promote the use of dollars and hashes? Is that some kind of trendy street drug for the early teen market? Don't think I don't know about your primary school friends and their pixie sticks! Now get off my lawn.. ah.. country! *Brandishes broom menacingly*
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    09/16/09

    @Polite Society: Run! He's got a broom!
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    Image of Thorax Thorax
    09/17/09

    @Polite Society: I'm going to piss off the entire country of Australia with one statement.

    Vegemite sandwichs are awful.
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    Image of Polite Society Polite Society
    09/17/09

    @Thorax: Plenty of Australians don't like Vegemite. It's not even an Australian product anymore. It got bought by an American company.

    For the record though, I do like me some vegemite. om nom nom! *licks it off previously mentioned broom*
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    Image of kewlrats kewlrats
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    Yo Australia imma let you finish. I know you just banned Left4Dead 2, but Manhunt 2 was one of the best bans OF ALL TIME!
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    09/16/09

    @kewlrats: OF ALL TIME, OF ALL TIME!!
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    Image of Placentasaurus Placentasaurus
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    Australia (or it's government) needs to grow the fuck up and make a damn MA18+ rating. This is ridiculous.
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    09/16/09

    @Placentasaurus:

    I agree! Take that shrimp on a barbie out of your tight asses Australia! Why do they insist on blaming movies and games for people's violent behavior. It's never the parents or the fact that the person just might be fucked up in the head to begin with!
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    Stingray melee weapon confirmed.
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    Image of TaylorEatWorld TaylorEatWorld
    09/16/09

    @lolgreg: Oooo.. dark! I like it!
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    Image of Mishotaki Mishotaki
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    so, Ausralia joined the L4D2 boycott group? it's guetting pretty big!
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    D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid! promoted this comment Mishotaki was starred Mishotaki was unstarred
    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    09/16/09

    @Mishotaki: Australia just wants a free trip to Valve
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    Image of Luke Plunkett Luke Plunkett
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    If you're wondering "why", my money's on the fact you can now dismember the zombies, which you couldn't do in the first game
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    09/16/09

    @Luke Plunkett: OooOo! I must've missed this little detail! Sounds fun!
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    09/16/09

    @Luke Plunkett:

    I dont understand, you kinda could, actually. I remember shooting off zombie arms and legs with my assault rifle.

    Is the difference that the zombies keep moving (in the first one, a chopped arm meant a dead zombie), or that the dismemberment is more complicated or something?
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    Image of Michael Dukakis - Curse you baseball gods! Michael Dukakis - Curse you baseball gods!
    09/16/09

    @Luke Plunkett: I sure to hell hope you have you... ... ... ways of getting your hands on this game Luke.

    We won't report you to the Mounties or whatever you have down there!
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    09/17/09

    @Michael Dukakis for Senate!: The Police?
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    Image of Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k]) Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k])
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    Just exactly what's the penalty for owning a banned game in AU? Ridiculous fine? Confiscation? Just curious.
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    Image of bkchurch bkchurch
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    I'm confused. Wasn't Left 4 Dead released in Australia? What's so different about L4D2 that all of a sudden make it unclassifiable?
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    Komrade Kayce promoted this comment Edited by bkchurch at 09/16/09 8:56 PM bkchurch was starred bkchurch was unstarred
    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    09/16/09

    @bkchurch:

    Australia doesn't like more than one number in a game name.
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    Wow! now they are even boycotting the Australian rating system.

    Way to go Valve.
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    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    Not a big deal, I'm sure a few thing insignificant things tweak here and there will get the game back in the good graces.

    If all fails, blood becomes yellow yucky stuff.
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    09/16/09

    @Outkastprince: Sunny D?
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    Image of (Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid! (Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    And this is why there are no violence and murder in Australia. Because the citizens are protected and their eyes are shielded by virtual violence from the government.

    What the hell would people do if they were forced to be subjected to suggestive themes?

    I for one, do not want to know, the more bans you pass the better.
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    Image of Vault-Droog Vault-Droog
    09/16/09

    @D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!: I hope to God you are joking.

    If you are, then I apologize but sarcasm doesn't work well on the internet.
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    09/16/09

    @D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!: Thank you, someone with sense. I agree, I'm tired of these type of games trying to sneak into our shores. In America maybe it's O.K to go out and shoot a few random "zombies" but not here, no random shooting of hobo Jack cause he's stuttering the word "rawr" and walking like the undead.

    It's best this game is Left4Dead, In America.
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    Image of (Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid! (Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!
    09/16/09

    @Vault-Droog: Joking? I don't see how you can't understand. PEOPLE NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM THIS KIND OF STUFF.

    Look at all the studies. No I won't link them, but I ASSURE you they exist. Violent video games lead to violent behavior, and are the one of the top contributors to our societal problems. Just like other forms of media are.

    When people are controlled and limited in what they are allowed to see, they are naturally good natured and not prone to violence.

    Just look in the past, not NEARLY as much atrocities were committed as they were now. Especially in governments that protected their citizens minds, like Soviet Russia or Nazi Germany.
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    Image of Watonai Watonai
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    So, what exactly does "banned" mean in this context? Can you still import it through the customs if its for personal use? Or would you have to pirate it? Can you buy a dozen and sell it to your friends?
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    Luke Plunkett promoted this comment Edited by Watonai at 09/16/09 8:50 PM Watonai was starred Watonai was unstarred
    Image of Luke Plunkett Luke Plunkett
    09/16/09

    @Watonai: It means that the game can't be legally sold in Australia, because all media content like this needs to be classified.

    They'll TELL you that also makes it illegal to import it, but yeah, that's what people end up doing.

    The classification board say "refused classification" basically as a way of saying "well, we'd rate it R18+ (adults only) if we could, but since we can't rate games so high, we can't)
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    Just remove the zombies.
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    Image of TaylorEatWorld TaylorEatWorld
    09/16/09

    @Komrade Kayce: Someone give this man a medal; he's saved the day!
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    Image of titlecade titlecade
    09/16/09

    @Komrade Kayce: You could just replace the zombies with deadly creatures.
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    09/16/09

    @titlecade:

    Replace the guns with water balloons.

    Special infected with Kangaroos and Koalas.
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    Image of TaylorEatWorld TaylorEatWorld
    09/16/09

    In reply to Left 4 Dead 2 "Banned" In Australia [Update]
    Gabe's flyin' down there anyway, he'll show them whats what!
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