Comments on: Rumour: Fallout 3 Refused Classification Because Of Drug Use?

By: LordLoki

LordLoki — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:17:56 +0000

I don’t believe it…Drug use?
Max Payne had drugs…drugs which healed you… and that game wasn’t denied classification…

By: rriff_rraff

rriff_rraff — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:16:36 +0000

short minded dum ass politician fuckheads

By: Logan Booker

Logan Booker — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:15:57 +0000

@mikezombie777: Sigh.

Fact? I wasn't aware the word "rumour" meant "fact". I must have the wrong dictionary!

Most rumours are easily verified by contacting the company involved (in this case, Red Ant), and getting confirmation. As I've said previously, the only reason this has any weight to it is that Red Ant, which has been very open about Fallout 3 (including its state with the OFLC), has suddenly gone quiet. It's highly unusual behaviour, and enough for me to post this as a rumour.

That word again, rumour. If you want to take this as fact, that's your choice!

By: mikezombie777

mikezombie777 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:44:50 +0000

Wow. One post on Gamespot by a person with two posts who has been a member of the forum for about 5 seconds and the media jumps all over it as though it's fact.

Seriously, how fucking gullible are journalists becoming? Or is this just a desperate attempt at bashing Australia? Maybe a really really slow news day?

Either way, holy crap.....Since when did a random post on a forum without any source what so ever become a reliable media source? LOL

Hey there is an influx of those types of topics on Gamespot every single day, they're called "troll topics".....The site is notorious for housing some of the dumbest, rude morons on the internet. I can't believe how many media sites have actually picked this up and published. I could go onto a forum, use good grammar and say that the world is going to end 5 seconds from know because my friend is a scientist!

By: Player1

Player1 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:28:24 +0000

My understanding is that the OFLC watch a few hours of footage of the game being played/presented by a company representative. Not that they play a build of any sort. This may have changed by now, but I know it used to be common practice.

By: Codeninja

Codeninja — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:13:14 +0000

Well, if it is banned, here's how we do this. We change "Morphine" to "Insulin" and make everyone who needs health in fallout 3's world diabetic - it would also be a nice little message in the game to help prevent diabetes, reminding players to drink some water while playing the game, instead of soft drink.

After this we as a country surrender our dicks because we're a bunch of pussies who can't have drugs in a video game.

Let's see what ofacle has to say about that.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:28:05 +0000

The only other thing which gives this some semblance of truth is that Pete Hines was here giving us (Hi Logan!) a demo recently at Fox Studios.

He would have brought the most recent build which Red Ant may have seen as teh right time to show the OFLC while he was here.

By: Logan Booker

Logan Booker — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:48:45 +0000

The only thing at this stage that gives this rumour any weight is that Red Ant, the game's local distributor, has failed twice to provide a comment (not even "no comment"). This is despite that fact it was more than happy to tell me a few weeks ago that the game had yet to be submitted for classification. If it could give this info then, I don't see why it can't repeat it now.

I have no idea how long classification takes, but it is possible it was submitted in the meantime and given an RC. Regardless, this is firmly in the rumour bucket and will remain so until we get clarification.

By: Jackablade

Jackablade — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:44:55 +0000

You know I've got this lovely bridge in the Unites States for sale...

That Vrox fellow posted that same message across a whole bunch of different message boards. Its implausible on a lot of different levels. Looks like his little joke has really taken off.

By: Madcat

Madcat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:29:06 +0000

Pretty much only take this with a grain of salt guys, this guys is a first time poster and also posted the exact same thing on the PCPP forums and failed to provide any kind of source when asked to.