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11:00AM October 18, 2010 | Mark Serrels

It’s your proverbial slim pickings this month on the Censor Watch. Gran Turismo 5 gets its G rating, which is only interesting because it’s Gran Turismo 5. Test Drive Unlimited gets an M, which may be indicative of some possible saucy content. More »


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11:30AM October 11, 2010 | Mark Serrels

Wow. We did not see that one coming. When I first laid my fragile virgin eyes upon Splatterhouse at E3 my first thought was, “there’s no way in the bluest of blue hells we’ll get that past the classification board”. But here it is, in all its glory, with an MA15+ rating. Good times. This game actually features a fair amount of violence, so we’re guessing Namco Bandai did a pretty decent job of explaining why said gore is contextual! More »


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11:30AM October 5, 2010 | Junglist

This week, Disney gets Epic Mickey’s PG rating, and DC Universe Online grabs an M just as it’s announced we’ll be seeing it in early 2011. Echochrome 2, the M.C. Escher puzzler, is on the way, joining a strong stable of G and PG representatives. More »


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10:00AM September 27, 2010 | Junglist

A pretty standard week in the world of Australian ratings for games – only a couple of MA15+ ratings, and a few happy reminders that certain games are actually coming, like Tron: Evolution. More »


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12:00PM September 20, 2010 | Junglist

God of War: Ghost of Sparta sneaks past our rating system with a grin on its face this week, bringing more beheadings to our PSPs, while Blacklight: Tango Down acquires a similar MA15+ rating, promising us digitally distributed disintegration. More »


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10:30AM September 13, 2010 | Junglist

Another strong week if you’re of the “G” and “PG” persuasion, but there are one or two interesting titles poking their heads out… More »


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9:10AM September 7, 2010 | Junglist

Alien Breed: Impact has had lonely time on the PC. Half price Steam sales haven’t been able to fight back the tide of popularity enjoyed by Valve’s own Alien Swarm, which offers a superior co-op alien burninating romp for the delightful price of free. But it looks like the Alien Breed hasn’t been quelled yet… More »


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10:00AM August 31, 2010 | David Wildgoose

We’ll find out soon whether that Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition really does feature night-vision sausages. I do hope it does. More »


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10:00AM August 24, 2010 | David Wildgoose

Despite uninformed calls for it to be banned, Modern Warfare 2 was released in Australia with an MA15+ rating. The Classification Board has this week passed judgement on Call of Duty: Black Ops. How did it fare? More »


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10:00AM August 17, 2010 | David Wildgoose

While our censors aren’t yet tasked with the responsibility of rating mobile games and apps, they’ve been kept plenty busy this week checking out the likes of Medal of Honor, World of WarCraft: Cataclysm and even SAW II. More »