• Mortal Kombat banned in Australia
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[img]http://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Mortal-Kombat-2011-logo2.jpg[/img][quote]The highly anticipated video game Mortal Kombat, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) in Australia, has been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board and will not release in Australia. We are extremely disappointed that Mortal Kombat, one of the world’s oldest and most successful video games franchises, will not be available to mature Australian gamers. WBIE would not market mature content where it is not appropriate for the audience. We understand that not all content is for every audience, but there is an audience for mature gaming content and it would make more sense to have the R18+ classification in Australia. As a member of the iGEA, WBIE is reviewing all options available at this time.[/quote] [quote] The granting of another RC to a video game clearly designed and targeted at ADULTS again highlights the shortcomings of the current classification scheme. In particular, the absence of an adult classification. As with many other forms of media, there is a demand and place for an adult themed narrative. We trust adults with this material in other media forms, yet deny them similar access simply because it’s a ‘game’. We would not accept the argument that because it’s “unsuitable for a minor to see or play” that it should therefore be banned in any other media form, so why video games? When a highly anticipated game receives an RC we can expect two things to happen; interest in obtaining the game will actually increase and people will still get the game either through importing (ordering online) or pirating; the latter an encouragement to commit a crime in order to perpetuate the crime of accessing illegal content. Ironically, the game is then widely available in Australia without any identifiable classification markings. How is this informing parents and protecting children? It is the industry position that an adult classification sends a clear message to the public that the content is not suitable for minors and is the most effective means of guiding access to mature content. Refusing classification of titles that meet adult rating criteria in every other Western country in our digital age is ineffective and naïve. It is also important to highlight that content that exceeds the guidelines of an R18+ classification, should it be introduced, would still be refused classification and banned in Australia. [/quote] [url]http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/02/mortal-kombat-banned-in-australia/[/url] Oh fuck me.
Make them immortal then it'll be fine.
Dam I feel sorry for all you Aussies out there.
Australia has lost it now with all they've banned. Soon people will be banned from talking.
I really don't understand why they have such a problem with introducing a new age rating.
So then we'll just get our kiwi friends to buy it for us? No big deal. We've avoided the system before, we'll do it again.
Fuck our video game system + internet so bad, makes me want to move to the UK that much more
[QUOTE=Winchesterau;28274911]So then we'll just get our kiwi friends to buy it for us? No big deal. We've avoided the system before, we'll do it again.[/QUOTE] Still it's so frustrating how backwards our classification system is. [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE='Rain [Amber];28274917']Fuck our video game system + internet so bad, makes me want to move to the UK that much more[/QUOTE] And that.
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Nobody cares about MK anymore. It was popular due to the violence and the rabid fanboys who got crushes on it.
Are you fucking shitting me?
Im a Aussie... I dont see this as much of a deal... They will just do something with it and repackage it.
[QUOTE=Best4bond;28275091]Im a Aussie... I dont see this as much of a deal... They will just do something with it and repackage it.[/QUOTE] Censored Mortal Kombat :v:
-snip- I have a question however, if an Australian developer is playing his/her game which has intense gore and violence in Australia, does that mean they're breaking the law?
Aw that sucks for you Aussies, considering how good the new MK is looking.
For any aussies that want this, try ordering it from playasia.com I can't understand how this was banned and Duke Nukem Forever made it through.
[img]http://media.kotaku.com.au/mt/michael%20atkinson%20mugshot.jpg[/img] Michael Atkinson's evil smile because of lack of R18+ for video games here in Australia.
[QUOTE=dirty harry;28274906]I really don't understand why they have such a problem with introducing a new age rating.[/QUOTE] the same reason the Republicans do anything Just a bunch of old fuckwits he should be sitting in retirement homes instead of running part of a country
Australia bans a violent video game? This must be a joke.
[QUOTE=s0beit;28275120]-snip- I have a question however, if an Australian developer is playing his/her game which has intense gore and violence in Australia, does that mean they're breaking the law?[/QUOTE] Nope, the "refusal of classification" is just that, it means retailers arent allowed to sell the game because it didnt receive a rating (because there is no R rating). It's not illegal to own the game, it just cant be sold in australia (legally). Still crap though, and since games beyond COD style games arent mainstream (at least here) people are just going to let this slide. All this censorship crap is because of our dickhead communications minister Stephen Conroy, who along with enacting inane censorship laws, also endorses an internet infrastructure overhaul that costs the most amount of money per taxpayer IN THE WORLD, along with being unable to fix an iphone that his 3 year old daughter messed with (not even making that one up, google it).
[QUOTE=Pace.;28275241]Nope, the "refusal of classification" is just that, it means retailers arent allowed to sell the game because it didnt receive a rating (because there is no R rating). It's not illegal to own the game, it just cant be sold in australia (legally). Still crap though, and since games beyond COD style games arent mainstream (at least here) people are just going to let this slide. All this censorship crap is because of our dickhead communications minister Stephen Conroy, who along with enacting inane censorship laws, also endorses an internet infrastructure overhaul that costs the most amount of money per taxpayer IN THE WORLD, along with being unable to fix an iphone that his 3 year old daughter messed with (not even making that one up, google it).[/QUOTE] So if a game is freeware and isn't sold, yet is horrifically violent does that mean it's legal?
[QUOTE=s0beit;28275282]So if a game is freeware and isn't sold, yet is horrifically violent does that mean it's legal?[/QUOTE] Maybes there's some distribution law too but not that I know of.
son of a bitch.
Why do it take so fucking long to get a god damn fucking 18+ or other mature rating in Australia?
Why, Australia, WHY?! :australia:
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;28275686]Why do it take so fucking long to get a god damn fucking 18+ or other mature rating in Australia?[/QUOTE] tHINKofTHEcHILDreN!
This is what you get when you have old farts in the government. Fucking sucks.
Maybe if they change the name to Mortal Wombat or something, then it would pass the censors.
Be cool if we had a revolution all of a sudden to get rid of this government.
Why can't Australia launch a vote about it? According to the Democracy Index, Australia is one of the most democratic nations in the world, why don't they want to keep their reputation?
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