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By: Bookmarks about Gamespot

Bookmarks about Gamespot — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:45:44 +0000

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By: Stropp

Stropp — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:24:31 +0000

Hi Crabhooves, thanks for dropping by. In some ways it’s a pity that gaming isn’t more mainstream. I can remember the OFLC banning a European art film from being shown at a film festival and then backing down at the public outcry. Unfortunately, gamers don’t cry out at these myopic decisions.

As I and others have said before, the main culprit here is the South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson who is the only one holding out on a R rating for games. It’s okay to have a R rating for film and other media, but for games where the average age is now 29 years — no, we can’t have adults making decisions for themselves.

By: crabhooves

crabhooves — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:51:44 +0000

I thought it was a mild annoyance when GTA IV was censored (not to mention the previous rating problems with the series) but to effectively ban a major release like Fallout 3 is just too much. It’s ridiculous that the OFLC doesn’t have a rating for gamers older than 15, despite the equivalent for moviegoers. Here’s hoping the Australian government catches up with reality sometime this century!