Forum Posts: 119 | Comment #1 by Fatboyrick Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 05:02:41 AM | |
| Yer dont hold ya breath you could die |
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Forum Posts: 220 | Comment #2 by SUM1SLY Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 05:19:30 AM | |
| like how we have 18 plus on cod & have kids as young as 6 years old playing it. |
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Forum Posts: 98 | Comment #3 by M09_Lord-of-War Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 05:20:20 AM | |
| what games have been banned in Australia, like the good but brutal/controversial ones? |
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Forum Posts: 342 | Comment #4 by Macthillien Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 05:36:59 AM | |
#3 think L4D2 were banned....
Good for you Aussies!! :D |
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Forum Posts: 6651 | Comment #5 by Dark_Raven666 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 05:43:27 AM | |
L4D2 wasn't banned, it was just dramatically censored to the point where the quality of gameplay was significantly lower than any other version. Mortal Kombat was banned, as was Syndicate. Don't know what else beyond that.
I had hoped the implementation date would be sooner than 2013, but it's better than no possibility whatsoever. I'm keen! Now I kinda hope Resident Evil 6 gets delayed into the new year so no potential content will be cut... :p |
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Forum Posts: 4590 | Comment #6 by Asher1985 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 06:01:56 AM | |
Finally Australia's ratings board is getting in line with other modern nations. It's ridiculous that games are still trying to get the same respect as films or music.
At least the BAFTAs caught up. When will there be a Game Academy Awards? |
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Forum Posts: 21123 | Comment #7 by Terminator Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 06:14:32 AM | |
| I thought this new law had already been passed and approved? |
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Forum Posts: 350 | Comment #8 by Scarfacew00t Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 06:23:16 AM | |
I've never seen such a stupid law...
It's not like kids don't get the game anyway, they ask for their parents to get it at christmass or birthday or anyother lame reason, then get to play a M18+. It's horrible, when I was lining up to buy battlefield 3 at gamestop there was a woman who clearly dont play video games with his child (approx 9yrs old). The kid was all hyped and excited almost at a point to shit his pants.. get the idea? We were like 20 or more in the line to get our precious BF3 and everyone was wondering wtf was this kid doing there.. after almost half an hour of waiting the gamestop dude asked the woman if the game was for her, she answered yes of course.. DUDE CAN'T YOU SEE THE KID'S FACE WITH SHINNING EYES AND OPEN MOUTH?? I then asked the woman if she would buy porn movies to his kid, she said no why are you asking that? I told her that she just bought an M18+ rated game to his child. She didn't care and got off the store... such a bitch |
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Forum Posts: 11 | Comment #9 by timewarp Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 06:24:39 AM | |
| I really hope this passes, it's so stupid that Australian adults can't get 18 rated games, if they want to surely they should be allowed. Here's hoping you aussies can get on the 18-rated titles soon! Good luck! |
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Forum Posts: 328 | Comment #10 by simpgraus Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 07:30:26 AM | |
ok. for those interest in banned australian games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games
then scroll down to australia, a health list. |
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Forum Posts: 628 | Comment #11 by P_Pigly_Hogswine Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 06:19:47 PM | |
| Even if this bill doesn't pass, I will continue to play R18 games as I have for years thanks to a funny little thing called online shopping. What worries me is this will be used by individual parliamentarians to push their own "won't somebody think of the children" angle and some grumpy church group gets their face on TV for a 7 second sound grab, and News Ltd write up on the dangers of Manhunt 2 and how games are so realistic now it's like you're really pulling the trigger ... right next to an ad for the latest series of Underbelly. |
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Forum Posts: 1799 | Comment #12 by Angry Gargoyle Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 10:13:31 PM | |
It not just games that were banned outright, it is also that developers are forced to alter or change the game in some way. For example: Vice City had edited course language, Silent Hill: Homecoming had the drill scene edited for the leg and the eye. Ridiculous when Hostel and Saw were freely available not more than two aisles away in most stores.
It has nothing to do with wanting to see graphic content, it is just the hipocracy involved in making that determination. |
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