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Aliens Vs Predator Unbanned in Australia!

December 20th, 2009 | Add a Comment

Earlier this month, we discussed news that Sega’s new Aliens vs. Predator video game had been refused classification in Australia, effectively banning it. After a scathing response from the developer saying they wouldn’t censor the game, and later news that the classification scheme may be updated to include an R18+ rating, it now seems that the Classification Board has seen fit to give the game a green light after all. Sega’s Darren Macbeth told Kotaku, "We are particularly proud that the game will be released in its original entirety, with no content altered or removed whatsoever. This is a big win for Australian gamers. We applaud the Classification Review Board on making a decision that clearly considers the context of the game, and is in line with the modern expectations of reasonable Australians."

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"We will not be releasing a sanitized or cut down version for territories where adults are not considered by their governments to be able to make their own entertainment choices."

December 11th, 2009 | 1 Comment

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Aliens vs. Predator banned in Australia

I was going through the news and found this interesting quote from game developer Rebellion, and to be perfectly honest, I agree. I’m a gamer and it bothers me that we have no R rating for games in Australia. I am also a father of 2, and both my wife an I exercise our rights as parents to monitor what our children watch and what games they play.

The battle in Australia over an R rating has been going on for years and the SA Attorney General is the only hold out on it, but we are also the country that wants to censor the net, so I guess the politian’s know best right?

While this game wasnt one I was going to play, thats not the point, the point is that for being a 1st world country, we seem to be looking more and more backwards in regards to technology. The people in power dont seem to think that the internet is important and  that video games are just for kids. Give me a break!!

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