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    Image of Connoisseur Connoisseur
    10/21/09

    In reply to Australia Rates Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Predator
    "Australia Rates Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Predator" then immediate finds a reason to ban it... #tomclancysghostreconpredator
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    Spamps, a shining star promoted this comment Connoisseur was starred Connoisseur was unstarred
    Image of PathogenX PathogenX
    10/21/09

    @Connoisseur: They ban it because "predator" provokes child predators @_@
    OH! australia #tomclancysghostreconpredator
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    mcderek3000 promoted this comment PathogenX was starred PathogenX was unstarred
    Image of rich8606 rich8606
    09/26/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    So.... we're not getting GOW 3 are we?
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    Image of tiberseptim tiberseptim
    09/25/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    Funny that a nation descended from tribals and murderers would be so uptight about violence.
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    Image of T-DoggIsTheLick T-DoggIsTheLick
    09/26/09

    @tiberseptim: They're not - only video games are treated this way. They have have an R18+ rating for movies and other media, but for video games M15+ is the highest rating. They essentially lack one rating the rest of the world has.

    There's been several attempts to introduce an R18+ rating to video games, but it's always vetoed by one state - essentially boiling down to one man, the attorney general of that state (Michael Whatshisname).
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    Fluorine promoted this comment T-DoggIsTheLick was starred T-DoggIsTheLick was unstarred
    Image of Fluorine Fluorine
    09/26/09

    @T-DoggIsTheLick: Can't you guys just vote his ass out? Or, failing that, have him shot in the face? Contract killers have very reasonable rates in the Autumn season.
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    09/25/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    EAs IN MAH BRAINS STEALINZ MAH RETORTS

    [kotaku.com]
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    Image of RadcliffeKnujunkle RadcliffeKnujunkle
    09/25/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    Mad Max is rated R18+ in australia. :(
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    mcderek3000 approved this comment RadcliffeKnujunkle was starred RadcliffeKnujunkle was unstarred
    Image of kyle4 kyle4
    09/25/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    Wow, that's strange. When Kotaku first broke the news of this story a commenter had an almost word for word match up to what the EA rep later said. Guess we know our stuff.
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    Komrade Kayce promoted this comment kyle4 was starred kyle4 was unstarred
    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    09/25/09

    @kyle4: Yeah, it was me, lol. Scroll up with a link.

    Crazyness. Coincidence, or lazy lazy EA spokespeople? :P

    EDIT: Maybe it wasn't me since mine wasn't in the original article, but Valves disappointment reply, but I hadn't seen it before. Its just Australia makes me think of two things. Mad Max and the Crocodile Hunter.
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    Edited by Komrade Kayce at 09/25/09 10:58 PM Komrade Kayce was starred Komrade Kayce was unstarred
    Image of bean bean
    09/26/09

    @Komrade Kayce: Also, snakes. Giant, poisonous snakes.
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    Image of Ashurahori Ashurahori
    09/25/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    It's not the country's fault that the people in charge of this kind of thing are blinded by conservative measures instead of joining the rest of the damn world.
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    Image of safaribob safaribob
    09/25/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    an australian gave me this explanation:

    It was banned because Australia doesn't have a R18+ rating for games. We have it for movies etc, but not video games. The highest classification we have is MA15+, meaning if a game is considered more violent than Ma15+, it gets refused classification, meaning you can't sell it in Australia. It's not banned, but it's effectively the same thing, since you can't buy it. Why don't we have an R18+ system you ask - well, to introduce new levels of classification, requires unanimous agreement from the Federal Attorney General, and all 6 State Attorney Generals, and the 2 Attorney Generals of the Federal territories. 8 of the 9 are prepared to discuss the matter. However, Michael Atkinson, the Attorney General of South Australia (widely regarded as the most religious & conservatve of the Australian states) refuses to even discuss the matter, effectively shelving it from the agenda. Therefore, the only way we're ever likely to see a classification introduced, is when someone more pliant becomes attorney general in South Australia. Make no mistake, 90% of Australian adults wanted a R18+ classification introduced, and yet this halfwit steadfastly feels he can dictate moral principles to the rest of the country.

    It's all very depressing, really.
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    RockyRan promoted this comment safaribob was starred safaribob was unstarred
    Image of RockyRan RockyRan
    09/25/09

    @safaribob: I guess the best you guys can hope for is wait until Atkinson leaves the post.

    Does he have a finite number of terms until he has to step down? Or is it one of those "serve as long as you're elected" things? Because if it's the latter...
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    Image of Tiller Tiller
    09/25/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    So what do they do with violent movies in the down under anyway? I mean, EA has a massive point.

    <3 new EA. I know it gets mentioned in almost every story about them, but they really have turned around.
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    iRaybot promoted this comment Tiller was starred Tiller was unstarred
    Image of iRaybot iRaybot
    09/25/09

    @Tiller: There's no problem when it comes to movies, this is just a video game-exclusive administrative fuck-up.
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    Image of Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
    09/25/09

    In reply to EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
    I Canberra anymore of this...
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    Image of Scorpi Scorpi
    09/25/09

    @Michael Dukakis: Yeah, I Kimberley believe it, myself
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    Image of AssuntaLazu AssuntaLazu
    09/24/09

    In reply to Valve Appeals Australia Ban of Left 4 Dead 2
    Children, behave. Not all Video Games target children. That is like saying that since kids love soda, then soda must be a kid only drink. Video Games target specific audiences. You're telling me that Hannah Montana Strikes back and My Little Pony Mafia War target the same audience as Bioshock, Gears of War, Left for Dead and Grand Theft Auto? No sir, Mr. F. Respectfully, I think your opinion is flawed and Furious Liver is correct
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    Slanzinger promoted this comment mcderek3000 approved this comment AssuntaLazu was starred AssuntaLazu was unstarred
    Image of Slanzinger Slanzinger
    09/25/09

    @AssuntaLazu: Now, now, I'm sure there's quite a big intersection between Bioshock players and My Little Pony players.
    ...Surely? <_< >_>
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    Edited by Slanzinger at 09/25/09 3:30 AM Slanzinger was starred Slanzinger was unstarred
    Image of christopheralbanese christopheralbanese
    09/24/09

    In reply to Valve Appeals Australia Ban of Left 4 Dead 2
    It's really being banned because Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, is secretly on the L4D boycott.
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    Image of Beatnik11 Beatnik11
    09/24/09

    In reply to Valve Appeals Australia Ban of Left 4 Dead 2
    The nice thing to know is that Australian gamers will still play this game anyways, they will just pirate it. What this really does is basically just screw valve out of their rightful profits in the country
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    Slanzinger promoted this comment Beatnik11 was starred Beatnik11 was unstarred
    Image of Slanzinger Slanzinger
    09/24/09

    @Beatnik11: Yes... They'll pirate a multiplayer game where Valve has the power of veto on all servers (via VAC) and which has to be activated through Steam.
    That'll work perfectly.
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    Image of cyber rat cyber rat
    09/24/09

    In reply to Valve Appeals Australia Ban of Left 4 Dead 2
    Why L4D2 is banned.
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    spannu promoted this comment Edited by cyber rat at 09/24/09 3:33 PM cyber rat was starred cyber rat was unstarred
    Image of The Moof The Moof
    09/24/09

    @cyberrat101: More like Australia still doesn't have any 18+ rating for games. Apparently, their government's stance is "games are just for kids, right?"
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    TaylorEatWorld promoted this comment The Moof was starred The Moof was unstarred
    Image of cyber rat cyber rat
    09/24/09

    @The Moof: Exactly.
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    Image of Two Flush Dump Two Flush Dump
    09/24/09

    In reply to Valve Appeals Australia Ban of Left 4 Dead 2
    Can we blame them?
    Look at it from their POV, they dont want hundreds of little kids playing a game that rivals gears of war kind of gore
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    Furious_Liver promoted this comment Two Flush Dump was starred Two Flush Dump was unstarred
    Image of Furious_Liver Furious_Liver
    09/24/09

    @Two Flush Dump: That'd make a lot of sense if the game was intended for children.
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    Image of the7k the7k
    09/24/09

    @Furious_Liver: Well, it's a video game, isn't it? Doesn't that automatically make it intended for children? Just like animation and comic books?
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    Image of Furious_Liver Furious_Liver
    09/24/09

    @the7k: Great point! :O

    Shit, I hear this new "rocks and roll" stuff was actually created by the devil himself. Keep an eye out mate. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go yell at women who think they can vote. No ma'am. Not on my watch.
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    Image of Comban will Ban you. Comban will Ban you.
    09/24/09

    @Two Flush Dump: Thats the most flawed POV you could take.
    If it was released with an R18+ rating only bad parents will get it for their children. R18+ IS thinking about protecting little kids.
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    Image of Mr. F Mr. F
    09/24/09

    @Furious_Liver: wow liver... you are acting very immature and typing like you are some almighty and all knowing person who ridicules other's comments with intense sarcasm... Video games are all intended for children. Children play all video games, and developers know that even if they make a game targeted at the older people, it is intended for children as well. So just because you are mad that you are 40 and still play video games, which is perfectly normal and ok, don't pounce on commenters who make good points
    Now excuse me, I have to attend a women's rights seminar
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    -MasterDex- promoted this comment Mr. F was starred Mr. F was unstarred
    Image of otakufish otakufish
    09/24/09

    @Two Flush Dump: You do realize what it means for a game to be banned in a country, right? It means NOBODY who lives in that country can buy it. If you're not a kid and you're posting here, then you've proven that grown people play games too. I know I do. Think of it this way:
    Video games are like boobs.
    They're "made for kids," but adults play with them more, because there's a lot more fun you can have when you know what the heck you're doing.
    Look up some statistics, and you'll see the average age of gamers and the average age of boob-fondlers is pretty darn close.
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    -MasterDex- promoted this comment otakufish was starred otakufish was unstarred
    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    09/24/09

    @Mr. F: I'm sorry but you're wrong. There's plenty of games out there today that the developers never aimed at children nor were those games ever intended for children.
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    Image of the7k the7k
    09/24/09

    @the7k: Wow. I guess you really do have to put the '/sarcasm' tag at the end of every sarcastic comment, regardless of how extremely outlandish.

    By the way, I like to eat babies and I think that cutting off large portions of your body is a great way to stay in shape.
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    Image of Furious_Liver Furious_Liver
    09/24/09

    @Mr. F: Bravo sir. (:
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