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Risqué IPhone Game Finally Approved For App Store
2:00PM Owen Good | Six months after being submitted for approval, IUGO Mobile Entertainment’s A.D.D. – a package of mini-games ranging from silly to straight-up tasteless, finally has been cleared for sale on Apple’s iTunes App Store. More »
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1:00PM David Wildgoose | South Australian Attorney-General and video game censorship advocate Michael Atkinson is to appeal the MA15+ rating handed out by the Classification Board to Modern Warfare 2. More »
Atkinson To Appeal Modern Warfare 2 MA15+ Classification
1:00PM David Wildgoose | South Australian Attorney-General and video game censorship advocate Michael Atkinson is to appeal the MA15+ rating handed out by the Classification Board to Modern Warfare 2. More »
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9:00AM David Wildgoose | When Left 4 Dead 2 was originally refused classification in Australia, the Classification Board noted the “high impact violence” carried out against “living humans infected with a rabies-like virus”. It sounded like the Board viewed the game’s enemies as human rather than zombies. But apparently that’s not why it was banned. More »
Zombie Defence Irrelevant In Left 4 Dead 2 Banning
9:00AM David Wildgoose | When Left 4 Dead 2 was originally refused classification in Australia, the Classification Board noted the “high impact violence” carried out against “living humans infected with a rabies-like virus”. It sounded like the Board viewed the game’s enemies as human rather than zombies. But apparently that’s not why it was banned. More »
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11:00AM David Wildgoose | Yesterday we published a letter the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is currently sending to those who have written to him in support of an R18+ classification for video games. In response, Australia’s first gamer rights political party, Gamers 4 Croydon, has written its own “thoughtful rebuttal” of Atkinson’s views. More »
Gamers 4 Croydon Respond To Atkinson Letter
11:00AM David Wildgoose | Yesterday we published a letter the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is currently sending to those who have written to him in support of an R18+ classification for video games. In response, Australia’s first gamer rights political party, Gamers 4 Croydon, has written its own “thoughtful rebuttal” of Atkinson’s views. More »
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Aliens Vs Predator Vs Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle
7:00PM Luke Plunkett | This story involves Germany and a video game packed with violent content, so yeah, you can already imagine where things are headed from here. More »
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2:00PM David Wildgoose | South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says he welcomes the challenge from the Gamers 4 Croydon party at next year’s state election. Meanwhile, party founder David Doe says he is looking to expand his campaign beyond Croydon to enable all South Australians to show their support for an R18+ classification for games. More »
Atkinson “Welcomes” Gamers 4 Croydon Election Challenge
2:00PM David Wildgoose | South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says he welcomes the challenge from the Gamers 4 Croydon party at next year’s state election. Meanwhile, party founder David Doe says he is looking to expand his campaign beyond Croydon to enable all South Australians to show their support for an R18+ classification for games. More »
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11:00AM David Wildgoose | Established in the wake of the controversial banning – and subsequent censorship – of Left 4 Dead 2, the Gamers 4 Croydon party plans to run against South Australian Attorney-General and R18+ videogame opponent Michael Atkinson in next year’s state election. I caught up with party founder David Doe to discuss those plans. More »
Exclusive Interview With Australia’s First Gamer Rights Political Party
11:00AM David Wildgoose | Established in the wake of the controversial banning – and subsequent censorship – of Left 4 Dead 2, the Gamers 4 Croydon party plans to run against South Australian Attorney-General and R18+ videogame opponent Michael Atkinson in next year’s state election. I caught up with party founder David Doe to discuss those plans. More »
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9:00AM David Wildgoose | At the next election, South Australian Attorney-General and R18+ videogame opponent Michael Atkinson may be challenged by a political party championing the rights of adult gamers and an overhaul to Australia’s classification system. And they need your help. More »
Gamer Party To Run Against Atkinson At Next Election
9:00AM David Wildgoose | At the next election, South Australian Attorney-General and R18+ videogame opponent Michael Atkinson may be challenged by a political party championing the rights of adult gamers and an overhaul to Australia’s classification system. And they need your help. More »
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Modern Warfare 2 Terrorist Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia
7:40AM Mike Fahey | Leaked footage of terrorist gameplay from Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 has the Australian Council on Children and the Media calling for the game’s MA15+ to be reconsidered, effectively banning it from sale. More »
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10:30PM Brian Ashcraft | After the Australian Classification Review Board first refused to classify Valve’s zombie first-person-shooter Left 4 Dead 2, Valve appealed the government’s decision. More »
Australian Ratings Board Refuses Left 4 Dead 2 (Again!)
10:30PM Brian Ashcraft | After the Australian Classification Review Board first refused to classify Valve’s zombie first-person-shooter Left 4 Dead 2, Valve appealed the government’s decision. More » 
