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more about #ratings MrBounce: Why is it noted as "voting"? Isn't the process still in a public consultation phase? more » TiltingMills: This is the political process in action - all the games being Refused Classification has gotten quite a bit of traction in the local media here, and t... more » Taggart6 wishes you happy holidays!!!: I thought Luke said the main issues was with with South Australia's Attorney General Michael Atkinson and his refusal to support an amendment for the... more » pneboy: i think there are too many green sections on that xbox light more » ThirzaLepidus: I wonder what kind of bribery they used to get a girl to write something game related for display in a game store? I also wonder how the guys at the ... more » GloverAran: That's actually pretty awesome. Steering gamers toward awareness of real-world issues that directly affect them is a good trend. more » yanipheonu: Don't know why but I suddenly thought: ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWWA! more » UsernameOfTheDead: It seems like you could make a great living selling imported games in Australia. more » hephiroth: I hope they make some headway. Honestly, I wish they would rethink the way an "AO" rating the US means an effective ban on consoles. more » Killer Toilet: What are the results? more » Slagathorian: Not that I agree with Australia's strict rating system, but this kind of voting is akin to asking your 3 children under 8 years old to vote on whether... more » Alex_Mexico: the ONE game I've been waiting for Nintendo to upload for their Turbograph Virtual Console. The ONE game, please do it and pronto! The fact that its ... more » icarus212001: I really hope it comes over. I played my first Castlevania game last month (Super Castlevania IV) and instantly fell in love. Can't wait to get back o... more » Crash__Man: this is one of the best Castlevania's of all time!!!! McWhertor's first attempt to kill buzz: "Of course, you can play Castlevania: Rondo of Blood ri... more » Strangelove: I can't believe nobody out there has made a Celtics joke yet ... The best I can come up with is: Looks like that enemy is Rajon mad. more » deuxhero: Now is there hope for Symphony of the Night? more » Sustenance: At this rate, we'll see Rondo of Blood on VC before The Adventure Rebirth on WW. more » d_r_e: I can only hope this is real!!! more » -MasterDex-: This reminds me that I still need to pick up Dracula X chronicles. I have Symphony of the Night on XBLA but it's been so long since I played Rondo of ... more » mariospants: There are some who love this version of the franchise, but I found it to be lacking since it was so linear and lacked the collecting/RPG-light aspects... more » -
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A Call to Arms
One of Australia's EB Games asks customers to visit a website to weigh in on the issue of the country's out-dated rating system. -
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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Heading To Virtual Consoles West?
A recent update from Australia's media classification body gives Wii players hope of playing PC Engine classic Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, the Richter Belmont-starring side-scrolling whip 'em up from 1993, via the magic of the Virtual Console service. More » -
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Dante's Inferno ESRB Rating Sounds Pretty Tame, Boss Penis Physics & All
For a game that features a boss ejecting demonic babies from her nipples and "giant, metal penises" as columns, Visceral Games upcoming Dante's Inferno sounds somehow more tame when the ESRB describes it. Even considering questionable body part physics. More » -
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What Makes Mass Effect 2 'Mature'? Future Blouses, Alien Pole Dancing & Drugs
There's more to Mass Effect 2 than just excessive emotional engagement. The spacey role-playing game sequel also offer extraterrestrial pole dancing, henchmen hip gyrating, dirty talk and large splashes of blood, says the game's ESRB description. More » -
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Aliens vs. Predator to be Re-Reviewed in Australia
Australia's Classification Review Board will meet on Friday to reconsider its earlier refusal to classify Aliens vs. Predator, effectively forbidding it for sale in that country. A news release says Sega asked for the reconsideration. More » -
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ESRB Rates Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Blaster Master For Virtual Console
The Wii Virtual Console is due to get a double dose of 8-bit adventure soon, as the ESRB has rated Sega Master System spin-off Alex Kidd in Shinobi World and NES classic Blaster Master for Nintendo's service. More » -
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More Movies Refused BBFC Classification Than Games
In an attempt to counter unfair stereotypes about games, UK game industry trade organization TIGA reveals that three times as many movies have been refused British Board of Film Classification ratings than games in the past five years. More » -
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ESRB Launches Free iPhone Search App
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has published a free iPhone app that allows content-conscious shoppers to search out ratings and content descriptions while they're in line wondering if Left 4 Dead 2 is appropriate for little Billy's stocking. More » -
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Dev Alleges Some Deceive ESRB to Get Lower Ratings
The CEO of Artificial Mind & Movement - the studio behind WET and the PSP build of Danté's Inferno - said at a development conference that the ESRB is easily manipulated and that publishers take advantage of it. More » -
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BioShock 2 Rated M for Intense Violence, Wirty-Dords
No surprise BioShock 2 picked up an M from the ESRB, but that's not to say its newly minted rating certificate isn't interesting. The writeup says we can expect F-bombs, mother F-bombs, the C-word and the past tense of "tweet." More » -
#ubisoft
ESRB On Assassin's Creed II's "Seduction Mini-Game," "Strong Sexual Overtones"
Just when you think that Assassin's Creed II is going to feature throat-slitting violence and fountains of blood in a family friendly manner, Ubisoft crosses the line by putting "strong sexual overtones," as thoroughly described by the ESRB. More » -
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Modern Warfare 2 Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia
Leaked footage of gameplay from Activision's Modern Warfare 2 has the Australian Council on Children and the Media calling for the game's MA15+ to be reconsidered, effectively banning it from sale.
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Rayman Adventuring To DSiWare
Looks like Ubisoft is bringing more Rayman to the portable gaming arena, with a rating for Rayman for Nintendo's DSiWare recently levied by Germany's UnterhaltungssoftwareSelbstkontrolle ratings board. Man, that's a long word. More » -
#grandtheftauto
The Ballad Of Gay Tony To Have "Strong" Sex, Ample Thrusting
How does Rockstar Games plan to one-up the shock factor of full frontal male nudity from Grand Theft Auto: The Lost & Damned? Perhaps with some "strong" sex scenes and thrusts aplenty in The Ballad of Gay Tony. More » -
#nintendodsi
Dragon's Lair Getting Squeezed Down For DSiWare
Classic laserdisc adventure Dragon's Lair is headed to Nintendo's DSiWare download service, according to a new rating from Germany's USK ratings board. Potentially good news for a game that was once bound for a regular Nintendo DS release. More » -
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Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 Is Coming To Australia
Australia's long national nightmare of maybe not being able to play Left 4 Dead 2 may soon be over, as the government's media ratings board has apparently issued the zombie shooter a rating of MA-15+. More » -
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ESRB Descriptions Get Weird With Left 4 Dead 2, Kamen Rider Ratings
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board is home to invaluable information—and not just when they leak game details early. The ESRB's typically sterile content descriptions are enormously entertaining, as proven by entries for Brutal Legend, Bayonetta and Scribblenauts. More » -
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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 » -
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Valve 'Pretty Bummed' by Australia's Refusal of L4D2
No teeth-gnashing, just subdued disappointment from Valve when asked for comment on the Australian government's refusal to classify Left 4 Dead 2, effectively banning it for sale there. Maybe Gabe Newell's gonna talk to someone about it when he visits? More » -
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FCC Report Praises Video Game Ratings
Remember how news about a week ago that the FCC was looking into a universal ratings system spooked the video game sector? Relax. A report delivered to Congress expresses a rather high opinion of how games are self-regulated. More »
