Having just moved back here, I can't believe Aussie's haven't done something about this... Michael Atkinson or w/e the fuck his name is, is up there with Tim Langdell on my biggest douche bags list (for those unfamiliar with the situation, Michael Atkinson is pretty much the sole reason that Aussie gamers don't have a R18 [M] rating for videogames).
Luckily I still have connections in the states so I'll continue to import my videogames as monthly birthday presents to myself for a long time
Having just moved back here, I can't believe Aussie's haven't done something about this... Michael Atkinson or w/e the fuck his name is, is up there with Tim Langdell on my biggest douche bags list (for those unfamiliar with the situation, Michael Atkinson is pretty much the sole reason that Aussie gamers don't have a R18 [M] rating for videogames).
Luckily I still have connections in the states so I'll continue to import my videogames as monthly birthday presents to myself for a long time
We've got a political party setup for the specific task of unseating Atkinson and thereby bringing in the R Rating and everyone outside South Australia. There's not a hell of a lot else that can be done.
Ah well, at least we had some fore-warning that this one was most likely going to get the RC.
We've got a political party setup for the specific task of unseating Atkinson and thereby bringing in the R Rating and everyone outside South Australia. There's not a hell of a lot else that can be done.
Ah well, at least we had some fore-warning that this one was most likely going to get the RC.
From what I've read, because he's withdrawn his support from the discussion of adding the R18 rating, there won't be the unanimity needed by the standing Attorney Generals to make this happen.
I'm still learning the ins and outs of the Parliamentary system, but it seems like the only thing that needs to happen is that Michael Atkinson needs to be replaced. Wouldn't a party other than labor have to be in power overall for him to lose his seat in parliament, and therefore rendering him unable to be appointed South Australia Attorney General?
Yeah, bloody hell - i don't even wait for the rating - as soon as i hear a game that's a first person shooter being released, i have an auotmatic facepalm reflex..
my face is starting to hurt.......
oooh pleese supprt our efforts to quash this annoying system (i've personally donated 500$)
Look on the bright side. Micheal Atkinson is kind of old already. And no one lives forever. Don't think of it as years and years of unnecessary censorship forced upon the Australian video game industry by a deluded old man. Instead, think of it as a matter of time.
Look on the bright side. Micheal Atkinson is kind of old already. And no one lives forever. Don't think of it as years and years of unnecessary censorship forced upon the Australian video game industry by a deluded old man. Instead, think of it as a matter of time.
The exact same thing happened here back in the Eighties and Nineties with movies when James Ferman was head of the BBFC. As soon as he retired, movies like that became more widely available.
Rather than adopt a 'wait and see if the old fuck dies soon' approach, I'd much rather see an active response to such nonsense. Wouldn't it be better to let him go to the grave knowing he failed at his bs rulings?
There's no 18+ rating in Australia? Is this just for games....or is there also no porn allowed in Australia?
Porn will get you hanged then burned at the stake!!!! No porn and no videos games that don't have pink and hello kitty in them.... LOL Wise guy. Whatever... I guess Tom and Jerry are a no go in Australia.
That sucks. First the sketchy release dates, and then the continuation of the "war against violent games". But honestly it's just because it's a new form of communication. Books have gone through it, along with movies, and still even music. You just have to keep pushing the threshold until people can actually view at something that is worthwhile and not some senseless waste of time.
Yeah for some countries violence in games is really, really, really, really, bad. Sex in movies, nudity, it's okay. In the US sex only if suggested, in movies tv shows, but not games. Violence is okay in anything.
Well, if AVP turns out to be as shitty as Rogue Warrior then Austrialia has just been done a massive MASSIVE favour. It's been close to 10 years since Rebellion made a decent game. Funnily enough it was AVP.
Porn, explicit books, and violent films are all allowed in australia.
That's why the lack of an 18+ rating for games is so bad - because it's only for games.
Actually, we aren't allowed real porn.. We're only allowed R rated porn which isn't allowed to show penetration.. So basically it's a movie of facial expressions and boobies. Only the Capital Territory is allowed X rated porn (Dirty politicians).
That's all irrelevant now with the dawn of the internet anyway.
Ban the ACB. their level of stupidity is causing unhealthy levels of anger among gamers.
anger can cause severe medical conditions like loss of self-control and increased risk of heart disease.
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there you go flaagan...
lol @ eternal youth btw
http://www.edge-online.com/news/aliens-vs-predator-refused-classification-in-australia
They banned Crimecraft recently too; http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/crimecraft-banned-in-australia
and of course GTA4 got toned down last year. And probably a lot more other games
Australia sucks
Luckily I still have connections in the states so I'll continue to import my videogames as monthly birthday presents to myself for a long time
Copycats!
We've got a political party setup for the specific task of unseating Atkinson and thereby bringing in the R Rating and everyone outside South Australia. There's not a hell of a lot else that can be done.
Ah well, at least we had some fore-warning that this one was most likely going to get the RC.
buttplugs ftw!!!
From what I've read, because he's withdrawn his support from the discussion of adding the R18 rating, there won't be the unanimity needed by the standing Attorney Generals to make this happen.
I'm still learning the ins and outs of the Parliamentary system, but it seems like the only thing that needs to happen is that Michael Atkinson needs to be replaced. Wouldn't a party other than labor have to be in power overall for him to lose his seat in parliament, and therefore rendering him unable to be appointed South Australia Attorney General?
ZING!
my face is starting to hurt.......
oooh pleese supprt our efforts to quash this annoying system (i've personally donated 500$)
http://www.gamers4croydon.org/home
Don't really need to comment on this... the comments do it for me.
The exact same thing happened here back in the Eighties and Nineties with movies when James Ferman was head of the BBFC. As soon as he retired, movies like that became more widely available.
Still sucked at the time, though.
Porn will get you hanged then burned at the stake!!!! No porn and no videos games that don't have pink and hello kitty in them.... LOL Wise guy. Whatever... I guess Tom and Jerry are a no go in Australia.
Porn, explicit books, and violent films are all allowed in australia.
That's why the lack of an 18+ rating for games is so bad - because it's only for games.
Actually, we aren't allowed real porn.. We're only allowed R rated porn which isn't allowed to show penetration.. So basically it's a movie of facial expressions and boobies. Only the Capital Territory is allowed X rated porn (Dirty politicians).
That's all irrelevant now with the dawn of the internet anyway.
anger can cause severe medical conditions like loss of self-control and increased risk of heart disease.