Hotline Miami 2 Has Been Basically Banned In Australia [Update]
Well, not banned, more like refused classification, and...hey, wait a minute, weren't we supposed to be over this shit?
Russia's Government Wants To Hide The Kids From Gay Sims
The Sims series is general fare in most places, as popular with teenagers as it is with older folks. Oh, except in…
Nintendo Just Released A Region-Free 3DS Title
About the only thing really wrong with the 3DS is that, unlike its predecessor, it's region-locked. Though it appears…
Another game, State of Decay, has been refused classification (read: banned) in Australia. It's the second in two days,…
"Alien Anal Probe" Gets Saints Row IV "Banned" In Australia
Yesterday news broke that Saints Row IV had been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board, and…
Zombie Game Commercial Banned For Showing Suicide
Get a good look at that clip up top, Australians, because you won't be seeing it on your TV screens ever again.
No, a Smaller Screen Does Not Mean you can Release a Banned Video Game
Last year's Mortal Kombat reboot was never released on console in Australia, because it exceeded the country's MA15+…
Germany Gets Around to Banning Dead Island
Zombie paradise action game Dead Island may have been out since early September, but it's only now that the Germans at…
Australia is (Probably) Getting Adults-Only Games
Despite one of the state Attorneys General required to change Australia's classification laws not turning up to a…
Dead or Alive: Dimensions May Not Be For Kids After All
The international ratings absurdity surrounding 3DS game Dead or Alive: Dimensions just got a little more absurd, as…
The Absurdity of International Game Ratings
Different cultures have different tastes. That's a given, and will always result in slight differences in game ratings.…
How Working at the ESRB Can Be the Best Job in the World
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board used to manually assess the content of the games it was awarding a…
Australia is Getting Adults-Only Games (Sort of) [Update]
Since Australia's State Attorneys-General can't ever seem to get their heads together on the issue of a national…
Aussie Government Wants Adult Games, Considers Stepping In And Cracking Some Skulls
It sounds like the Australian government, fed up with being the "laughing stock of the developed world", is going to…
Guess Which Country Just Banned Mortal Kombat
The upcoming Mortal Kombat game is brutal as hell. Meaning, and this shouldn't come as too great a shock to most of…
Germany Cuts Bulletstorm's Legs Off
Upcoming shooter Bulletstorm, which is revelling in its violent trimmings, has had to face a reckoning of sorts in…
Turn Your Phone Into A Game Rating Encyclopaedia
The Entertainment Software Rating Board, America's classification outfit for video games, has a new iPhone (and…
This Was Supposed To Be The Day Australian Gaming Grew Up
But it's not, after a lengthy meeting between government officials earlier today wound up without, as was expected, an…