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more about #oflc Connoisseur: "Australia Rates Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Predator" then immediate finds a reason to ban it... #tomclancysghostreconpredator more » rich8606: So.... we're not getting GOW 3 are we? more » tiberseptim: Funny that a nation descended from tribals and murderers would be so uptight about violence. more » Komrade Kayce: EAs IN MAH BRAINS STEALINZ MAH RETORTS [kotaku.com] more » RadcliffeKnujunkle: Mad Max is rated R18+ in australia. :( more » kyle4: 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. Gu... more » Ashurahori: 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 d... more » safaribob: 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 vide... more » Tiller: 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 ev... more » Michael Dukakis: I Canberra anymore of this... more » AssuntaLazu: 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 ... more » christopheralbanese: It's really being banned because Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, is secretly on the L4D boycott. more » Beatnik11: 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... more » cyber rat: Why L4D2 is banned. more » Two Flush Dump: 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 more » -MasterDex-: The Irish rating boards are more lazy than strict when it comes to ratings on games generally. Oftentimes, games will be released over here with just ... more » Armagetiton: Hey Aussies, cheer up - even if you still don't get the game, it could be worse - you could have video game censorship like china's. China won't even... more » gibsona: I am a long time gamer. I would never live in a country whose government tries to act like they are your parents and decides what video games you can ... more » Dante_Ravenkin: Can someone please clear something up for me? Is Austrailia not a democracy? Do the citizens there not have freedom? Because it seems to me, that refu... more » Billiam Foushdow: This will only cause Aussies who can't get it to pirate the game. more » -
#ratingsrevelations
Australia Rates Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Predator
We've been patiently waiting for more on Ubisoft's Ghost Recon 4 since June. Now a listing appears on the Australian ratings board website for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Predator. Coincidence? More » -
#electronicarts
EA Spokeswoman Hits Back at Australian Classification Board
Electronic Arts, the retail distributor for Left 4 Dead 2 weighed in against The Australian classification board's refusal of Left 4 Dead 2, and it's not as mild as the "pretty bummed" Valve offered last week More » -
#left4dead2
Valve Appeals Australia Ban of Left 4 Dead 2
Couched in an update of Left 4 Dead's ratings status in 11 locations is news the publisher on Wednesday appealed Australia's refusal to classify the game, effectively banning it for sale there. More » -
#sonic
Sonic Adventure DX Getting Another Remake?
Australia's Classification Board has listed a new rating for Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, suggesting that the GameCube game might be ported to current systems. More » -
#grandtheftautoiv
For Some Reason, Australia Is Getting An Uncut GTA IV On PC
In perhaps the most glaring example of the OFLC's utter disregard for consistency, Grand Theft Auto IV will be released in Australia on PC completely uncut. Even though the console versions were cut, cut, cut. More » -
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#wii
Disaster: Day of Crisis Still Exists, Gets Rated In Australia
Oh, hey, Disaster: Day of Crisis. Man, it's been awhile. We thought you were dead. Fortunately, the Monolith Soft developed action game for the Wii just got an M rating in Australia, so we know it's alive and... well, alive. The Office of Film and Literature Classification lists the game as potentially objectionable for its "Violence, themes and infrequent coarse language." Nowhere is tardiness mentioned. More » -
#fallout3
Fallout 3 Refused Classification In Australia
And by "refused classification", we really mean banned, since without classification it's illegal for retailers to sell the game in Australia. In an unsurprising move, the Australian Office of Film & Literature Classification have, hands bound once again by Australia's refusal to allow games to be rated R18+, deemed elements of Bethesda's upcoming RPG a little bit much. There's no word yet on just what the board found unsuitable, but seeing as the game involves drug use (Blitz) and extreme gore (Soldier of Fortune) - two things games have previously been refused classification for - you could probably take your pick. More »
