Gamers fume as states delay lifting ban on R18+ video games in Australia. - Polidicks

[quote] Gamers have today been left disappointed after State and Territory Attorneys-General failed to unanimously agree on lifting the ban on R 18+ adults-only video games in Australia. State and Territory Attorneys-General, along with the Commonwealth's, met behind closed doors in Canberra this morning to discuss whether video games should have an R 18+ adults-only video game classification. But gamers have been left disappointed after Commonwealth Censorship Minister Brendan O'Connor announced this afternoon that State and Territory Attorneys-General had not reached the unanimous agreement required. Advertisement: Story continues below “It’s disappointing that an adult rating for video games will be delayed once again despite mass support from the Australian community, whether it is from adult gamers who want the right to play games that appeal to them or parents who want clear guidelines for their children," CEO of the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association, Ron Curry, said. The Twitter "[URL="http://support.twitter.com/entries/49309"][B]hashtag[/B][/URL]" used by most users to discuss R 18+ in Australia was the number one trending topic on the social networking website throughout the day. O'Connor [URL="http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/12/o-o-connor-could-have-gone-better-but-on-the-right-track-wa-ag-not-to-blame/"][B]told[/B][/URL] gaming blog kotaku.com.au that today's meeting "could’ve gone better" but that there was "a lot of goodwill in the room" among Attorneys-General. “It could’ve gone better, but there was a lot of goodwill in the room, and everyone agreed that things need to be changed with the rating system. We need to protect children from unsuitable games and we need to make sure that adults are allowed to play the games they want to play," Kotaku [URL="http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/12/o-o-connor-could-have-gone-better-but-on-the-right-track-wa-ag-not-to-blame/"][B]reported[/B][/URL] him as saying. To date, video games sold in Australia have had to go through a classification system which has only allowed for them to be classified G, PG, M or MA 15+ - but not R 18+ or X 18+, of which films can be classified. This has meant that video games have either been rejected (and therefore banned from sale in Australia) by the Classification Board or modified by the company releasing the title to tone down anything in it which may get it rejected from a classification of MA 15+ (the highest rating available), such as excessive violence. [/quote] [url=http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/games/gamers-fume-as-states-delay-lifting-ban-on-r-18-video-games-20101210-18sih.html]Source/Full Article.[/url] God damnit, UNCENSOR LEFT 4 DEAD 2 ALREADY!

How the fuck do you censor L4D2?

[QUOTE=RayDark;26600264]How the fuck do you censor L4D2?[/QUOTE] There is no blood and the zombies don't gib.

[QUOTE=mankind_me;26600273]There is no blood and the zombies don't gib.[/QUOTE] Why not call it 'Hello kitty: Zombie adventure' then. Seriously. That is fucking retarded, what, the guns shoot flowers, too?

I know, they should of uncensored it to the point it would be allowed, not go over the top. Even Fallout 3 has a lot of blood and Gibs, that was rejected once, but re-allowed into Australia.

[QUOTE=RayDark;26600398]Why not call it 'Hello kitty: Zombie adventure' then. Seriously. That is fucking retarded, what, the guns shoot flowers, too?[/QUOTE] Congrats, now you see the Australian gamers' point of view.

[QUOTE=RayDark;26600398]Why not call it 'Hello kitty: Zombie adventure' then. Seriously. That is fucking retarded, what, the guns shoot flowers, too?[/QUOTE] No, but there's no fire either and the police and riot cop infected have been removed.

It's easy to uncensored left 4 dead 2, just change a few lines in the coding and single player should be uncensored.

Yes, but do you think we want to play with only 100-500 people? I want to play uncensored with EVERYBODY. Also, this isn't just about L4D2, it's about pretty much every game.

I thought this shit would have ended when Atkinson retired (who, mind you, is still vocal about his opposition to R games. You're not Attorney-General anymore you old fart, no one cares).

fuck this country

I don't know how much clear R18+ can be, so that parents won't buy their kids violent video games and then bitch about them.

[QUOTE=HendoV2;26600501]fuck this country[/QUOTE] Can't play violent games. Hate entire country.

[QUOTE=N0 WAR;26600986]Can't play violent games. Hate entire country.[/QUOTE] *Fuck this country's stance on parent's ability to make decisions about video games.

A guy totally didn't see my thread so he made one.

Glad I'm not an Australian.

im fuming lol [editline]11th December 2010[/editline] but you know l4d2 could have been better if valve werent lazy assholes and didnt just give us the german version, which has ridiculous bullshit like no riot cop zombies. all they had to take out was the guts and live dismemberment

L4D2 isn't that great anyway. :colbert: But Australia is fucking retared. Herp-derp this is to vilent so no wun can play it. Not even adolts. [QUOTE=SomeRandomGuy18;26616518]Germany's the same way. Fucking nanny states[/QUOTE] You stalking me, bro?

[QUOTE=Snail562;26616485]L4D2 isn't that great anyway. :colbert: But Australia is fucking retared. Herp-derp this is to vilent so no wun can play it. Not even adolts.[/QUOTE] Germany's the same way. Fucking nanny states

Funny how AvP is uncensored here But L4D2 is The problem isn't in whether we have the rating, the problem is the people rating/reviewing our games. They're pretty stupid.

[QUOTE=N0 WAR;26600986]Can't play violent games. Hate entire country.[/QUOTE] I would too.

can you say nanny state?

[QUOTE=Archy;26617548]can you say nanny state?[/QUOTE] The government would really rather we didn't.

I seriously do not understand how this whole censorship thing really works. 1. People will still pirate things, which means if you have a censored version of a game you can get a copy from another country, replace the local content and you have the game untouched. 2. There is still shareware, free, mods, and opensource games distributed internationally and in mass popularity almost equal to that of commercial games. 3. Almost all gamers in aussie don't want censorship, is the government deaf, blind, and retarded where you live or something?

[QUOTE=DireAvenger;26616556]Funny how AvP is uncensored here But L4D2 is The problem isn't in whether we have the rating, the problem is the people rating/reviewing our games. They're pretty stupid.[/QUOTE] Where do I get a job rating games for the government?

[QUOTE=abcpea2;26609513]im fuming lol [editline]11th December 2010[/editline] but you know l4d2 could have been better if valve werent lazy assholes and didnt just give us the german version, which has ridiculous bullshit like no riot cop zombies. [/QUOTE] What. We still have riot cops. All they did was take out gibs and lowered the amount of blood. Oh and the boxart. But honestly I could care less about gore in video games.

I can't believe this, it doesn't say that a person disagreed with it, why delay it then?

In regards to Left 4 Dead, just ask a U.S. account holder (Or any other one for that matter) to gift you L4D. I did it for someone here once