Miserable Bastards
Currently banned in AUSTRALIA. The game needs an R rating but we need to be mature about it or something like FUCKING ADULTS. An 18+ rating is denied, can we sack these idiots? What an insult! BUT OOOHHHH NOOO...
Here is a comment about it from news.com.au
THE controversial R18+ classification for games is still opposed by at least one state attorney-general, a spokesperson has confirmed.
The issue of introducing an R18+ classification for games will be raised at the next Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) on March 28th. It has been off the political agenda since 2005.
At present, any game that exceeds an MA15+ rating must be refused classification in Australia.
The classification system can be modified if there is agreement from the Commonwealth and all state and territory attorneys-general. But a spokesperson for Michael Atkinson, the South Australian Attorney-General, has confirmed that he will maintain his long-running opposition to the proposed system.
"The Attorney-General remains very firmly opposed to introducing an R rating for computer games in Australia," the spokesperson said.
Minister Atkinson would not consider an 18+ rating even if there were measures to protect children from being exposed to adult content, the spokesperson said.
"He doubts whether any safeguards could be put in place to deter young people, who after all (are) the most computer literate and savvy in our society, from being able to access material."
Most international videogame rating systems have an adult or 18+ category.
The Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia (IEAA) has called for a more consistent ratings system to "bring Australia into alignment with the rest of the world".
"Harmonisation of the national classification scheme will provide Australians with a consistent and uniform system," the industry body said in a statement.
"(This) will allow consumers to make educated and informed decisions on their entertainment choices, regardless of the medium or delivery method.
"It will provide parents with a complete toolkit to manage children's game playing."
Last year, a study by Bond University for the IEAA found that more than 50 per cent of Australian gamers were aged over 18, making the average age 28.
"An R18+ classification will cater to the rising age of computer and video game players in Australia, allowing adult gamers to be treated as such and have broad choice in the types of games they play," the IEAA said.
Here is a comment about it from news.com.au
Yeah, Australia is already the laughing stock of the rest of the world - why not banning games all together and make it mandantory that only Disney Games and Mario Gameboys are allowed. It really is getting worse here - so adults are not allowed to have what they are legally allowed to purchase, because a kid could see it? Perhaps attorney generals and policiticians will remember that this country is not run by children, but by adult, and that - hey, wake up - adults are living in this so happy country. What's next? I'm tired of hearing the same excuse over and over again - it's not good for children - from four wheel drives to food to movies to games to..... the list is now endless. Perhaps we start burning books next - a child could read something that's meant for an adult. Heaven's forbid. Yes, lets get rid of life, because it is dangerous....
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Attorney-general opposes R rating for games
THE controversial R18+ classification for games is still opposed by at least one state attorney-general, a spokesperson has confirmed.
The issue of introducing an R18+ classification for games will be raised at the next Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) on March 28th. It has been off the political agenda since 2005.
At present, any game that exceeds an MA15+ rating must be refused classification in Australia.
The classification system can be modified if there is agreement from the Commonwealth and all state and territory attorneys-general. But a spokesperson for Michael Atkinson, the South Australian Attorney-General, has confirmed that he will maintain his long-running opposition to the proposed system.
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"The Attorney-General remains very firmly opposed to introducing an R rating for computer games in Australia," the spokesperson said.
Minister Atkinson would not consider an 18+ rating even if there were measures to protect children from being exposed to adult content, the spokesperson said.
"He doubts whether any safeguards could be put in place to deter young people, who after all (are) the most computer literate and savvy in our society, from being able to access material."
Most international videogame rating systems have an adult or 18+ category.
The Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia (IEAA) has called for a more consistent ratings system to "bring Australia into alignment with the rest of the world".
"Harmonisation of the national classification scheme will provide Australians with a consistent and uniform system," the industry body said in a statement.
"(This) will allow consumers to make educated and informed decisions on their entertainment choices, regardless of the medium or delivery method.
"It will provide parents with a complete toolkit to manage children's game playing."
Last year, a study by Bond University for the IEAA found that more than 50 per cent of Australian gamers were aged over 18, making the average age 28.
"An R18+ classification will cater to the rising age of computer and video game players in Australia, allowing adult gamers to be treated as such and have broad choice in the types of games they play," the IEAA said.
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From late 2007:
CENSORS have banned a new computer game that features visceral "dismemberment" graphics, where limbs and even heads explode off bodies in a shower of blood.
The game, Soldier Of Fortune: Payback contained “high impact violence” that was too high to receive a classification from the board, a spokeswoman for the Classifications Board told NEWS.com.au.
“(The decision was based on) the different ways a player could maim and injure (other characters),” the spokeswoman said. “The violence is seen to exceed the MA classification.”
Soldier Of Fortune: Payback
Soldier Of Fortune: Payback
Thanks Mr Government for taking away the rights of responsible citizens.
Thanks Mr Government for making my decisions for me.
Thanks Mr Government for taking away my right to choose
Thanks Mr Government for hurting Australian retailers
Thanks Mr Government for aiding the online black market
Thanks Mr Government for nothing!
from news.com.au see link
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