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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
09/30/09

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There are those who HADOUKEN!
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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
09/30/09

In reply to There Are Those Who Watch The Risen Launch Trailer
Looks forgettable, though I'm curious to see the reviews.
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HobartToad
09/30/09

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Not a lick of gameplay in that video. That's always a good sign, right?
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k])
09/30/09

@HobartToad: I watched the trailer on Steam. You've not missing anything. Trust me.
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Marker
09/30/09

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Wait, so the monsters are living happily on some remote island. Doing what monsters do, sharing food and giving hugs. Then some guy washes up on the shore and just starts killing them?
Is he trying to disrupt the delicate balance of the ecosystem?Maybe I misinterpided the trailer.
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Ghetto Cornetto
09/27/09

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Another trailer; another few moments of pre-rendered crap that in no way, shape or form reflect the actual gameplay itself.

*Alarm bells*
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octaslash
09/25/09

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Though I say she was wasted on Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles — wasted!

If you had posted this on io9 you would be burned on the stake. Even here I say it's heresy!
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fanboyps3
09/25/09

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Gee, what did you like about Lena Headey in 300?
EVERYTHING I SAW!
She is indeed a heavy-titter.. hitter.
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hodayathink wants WWFRD back!
09/25/09

@fanboyps3: Lena Headey is like the poor man's Keira Knightley, only hotter.
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fanboyps3
09/25/09

@hodayathink is running for president of Naughty America:
Yeah she kind of does have a Keira Knightley thing going on. In the face, Keiras definitely got her beat, but as a whole package I dunno.
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metallicorphan
08/12/09

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i don't get it...the video stream of them both being interviewed talking about Risen was on the Xbox dashboard about 2 months ago..how come you guys have only just heard about this?
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SlinkyGuy - Loves Borderlands to death!
08/12/09

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When I looked at the title I though you meant they had both of their voices risen in pitch.
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Sl0th
08/12/09

@SlinkyGuy - So British, I piss tea and poop...: Some quotations marks would have been nice there right?
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Sl0th
08/12/09

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Well, that's pretty cool. I think Andy Serkis is a pretty good voice actor and if John Rhys Davies is playing the same role he usually does then I'm sure he'll do just fine.

Wow, they really didn't give us a whole lot to be excited about did they?
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EnigmaNemesis
08/11/09

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Ah yes... governments market themselves as free sovereign nations... yet BAM!
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mcderek3000
08/11/09

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I fully support the decision made by the Australian classification board. As an adult gamer, I have often found my life controlled by the media I watch. Watching Gandalf smoke pipeweed in the Lord of the Rings turned me into a marijuana addict. I struggled to resist buying the services of a prostitute after listening to 50 Cent's PIMP. I lose my license each time I watch the Fast and Furious. I understand that I need to have others control what I watch and listen to at all times.

After all, I play games because I am a child and only children play games. Regardless of what adult achievements, like degrees or occupations, I may have attained, I still remain a child's mind within an adult shell, incapable of following the various rituals and traditions that grant passage into adulthood. It would be far too presumptuous of me to assume that I can make decisions from ratings based on the mere fact that I am, outwardly, an adult.

The Australian Classification Board, through their conservative, Christian background, have proven themselves to be much wiser and aware adults than us and therefore are entitled to make these decisions for me. They understand that, at all times, I must be protected from myself.
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rageofthemage
08/11/09

@mcderek3000: I'm going to make a video game entitled "Sexdeath Murderlauncher 9000" and make sure it launches exclusively in Australia, the game will feature nothing but rescuing Koala bears, and baby joeys from wildfires, and other equally cute humanitarian bullshit, all powered by the dunia engine.

The game will be endorsed by Greenpeace, and 98% of the profits will go to help child arson victims...

But I will absolutely refuse to budge on the name "Sexdeath Murderlauncher 9000"
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Sonira - Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more.
08/11/09

@rageofthemage: Game of the year.
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ChesterZephyrus
08/11/09

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The agency that does the ratings are between a rock and a hard place. They're not allowed to change the guidelines they have to work under, which makes them pretty inconsistent. The people who can can't change the rules either, because all of the states have to agree on any changes and there's one holdout who's a religious nut.
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V1L3
08/11/09

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Just for the record, an R18 rating still would not mean this game would be released in Australia.
"sexual activity and drug use related to incentives or rewards."
This is the distinction. It is why we received the unedited version of Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy) that Americans didn't, while poker games which reveal jpegs of naked women are a no-go, regardless of the fact that such images would be considered MA15 material were they included in a film.
Sex/nudity offered as a reward = bad. Sex/nudity in the context of a compelling narrative (Mass Effect, GTA4) = good.
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Recoil
08/11/09

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What's really ironic about this is that the developer is german. Can't they just slap a higher rating on the game? I'm sure they sell a lot of movies in Australia that are much worse than this game.
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MeisterGlanz
08/11/09

@Recoil: The highest rating in Australia is the 15+ rating.
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Scuzgob
08/11/09

@MeisterGlanz: So...they dont have Schindler's List in Australia?
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MeisterGlanz
08/11/09

@Scuzgob: Correction: 15+ is the highest rating for games in Australia.
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