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On July 29, the Australian Classification Board will sit down to have another look at and possibly re-classify Saints Row IV, for which they refused classification last month—a decision which effectively banned the game in Australia. This follows the recent appearance of a low-violence version of the game on Steam. Read more
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Another game, State of Decay, has been refused classification (read: banned) in Australia. It's the second in two days, and comes despite the country finally getting an adults-only rating last year. Read more
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