Australia has received the green-light for an R18+ rating for video games, but many people are still unsure of what this means for them as gamers. Will this lead to MA15+ games being bumped up into the R18+ category? Will formerly Refused Classification games suddenly make it through with an R18+ rating? We looked into the Classification Act to find out. More »
We’ve just received a copy of the Classification Board’s report on House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut, which provides the precise reasons why the game was refused classification in Australia. More »
Some rumblings on the internet recently speculated that Epic’s upcoming shooter Bulletstorm had been ‘modified’ for an Australian audience – but after speaking with both EA and the Classification Board, I can confirm that the game has gotten through classification unscathed! More »
Eagle-eyed Nintendo site Vooks has noticed that three as yet unnamed Nintendo games have recently been classified under the names ’001′, ’002′, and ’003′. But what could these games be? More »
For many a year, Duke Nukem Forever has been the punchline to vapourware jokes. Yet with the recent announcement that Gearbox Software is picking the game up, faith has been magically restored. Forums are filled with I-told-you-so fanboys proclaiming “Always bet on Duke”, and there’s every confidence the studio riding off of Borderlands’ success can finally bring it home.
Whether the Duke can reach Australian shores, however, is a different bet entirely. More »
Australia’s fine tradition of banning games continues. This time it’s a WiiWare poker game provocatively titled Sexy Poker. More »
Horror-themed first-person shooter NecroVision got banned last month. Now, like F.E.A.R. 2, Fallout 3 and countless other games before it, it’s coming out. More »
Earlier, we reported that PC first-person shooter NecroVisioN has been refused classification in Australia. Now, according to Gamespot, we know why: extreme violence.
Hey, Censor Watch fans. You may have noticed we’ve not posted for two Mondays now. This is the reason. So while we wait for the government to upgrade their security, please enjoy this Far Cry 2 screenshot of a man about to be stabbed.
Australian censorship ministers met yesterday to discuss changes to our classification system for video games. While many within the industry and gaming community were optimistic this would see the introduction of an R18+ rating, it appears those hopes have been cruelly dashed.
