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So says The Movie Show’s Margaret Pomeranz in this interview with Byteside concerning the issue of video game classification in Australia. More »
Lack Of R18+ Rating Is “Turning People Into Criminals”
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1:00PM David Wildgoose | In a shocking turn of events, Fairfax columnist and conservative ‘maverick’ Miranda Devine penned an opinion piece over the weekend calling for the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games in Australia. More »
Conservative Columnist Calls For R18+ Rating In Australia
1:00PM David Wildgoose | In a shocking turn of events, Fairfax columnist and conservative ‘maverick’ Miranda Devine penned an opinion piece over the weekend calling for the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games in Australia. More »
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9:00AM David Wildgoose | That’s the view of Tom Crago, president of the Game Developers Association of Australia. Crago says it makes us the butt of a lot of jokes within the industry. More »
Australia’s Video Game Classification Is “A Joke”
9:00AM David Wildgoose | That’s the view of Tom Crago, president of the Game Developers Association of Australia. Crago says it makes us the butt of a lot of jokes within the industry. More »
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11:30AM David Wildgoose | The new role-playing game from Gothic developer Piranha Bytes has been refused classification in Australia. More »
RPG Banned In Australia, Sex And Drugs To Blame?
11:30AM David Wildgoose | The new role-playing game from Gothic developer Piranha Bytes has been refused classification in Australia. More »
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4:30PM David Wildgoose | Gamespot is reporting that the long-awaited discussion paper on the introduction of an R category for video games in Australia will be released soon. But it’s not all good news.
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R18+ Discussion Paper To Be Released “Shortly”
4:30PM David Wildgoose | Gamespot is reporting that the long-awaited discussion paper on the introduction of an R category for video games in Australia will be released soon. But it’s not all good news.
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9:00AM David Wildgoose | 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.
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New Classification System Agreed; M Games Now Banned Too
9:00AM David Wildgoose | 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.
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3:00PM David Wildgoose | The unprecedented comments over the past few days on the R18+ rating debate from South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has prompted a response from the wider games industry. Unsurprisingly, it appears there’s little common ground to be found on the issue.
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Industry Responds To Atkinson, Respectfully Disagrees
3:00PM David Wildgoose | The unprecedented comments over the past few days on the R18+ rating debate from South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has prompted a response from the wider games industry. Unsurprisingly, it appears there’s little common ground to be found on the issue.
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2:00PM David Wildgoose | Michael Atkinson has admitted he opposes an R18+ category because he doesn’t trust the Classification Board to apply the guidelines “in their plain meaning”. In a third letter to Kotaku, Atkinson outlines his case against the introduction of an R18+ category in response to Kotaku reader Terry O’Shanassy. Atkinson claims the Board will stretch the limits of an R18+ category in the same way they currently stretch the limits of the MA15+ category.
Atkinson Argues His Case, Says He Doesn’t Trust Classification Board
2:00PM David Wildgoose | Michael Atkinson has admitted he opposes an R18+ category because he doesn’t trust the Classification Board to apply the guidelines “in their plain meaning”. In a third letter to Kotaku, Atkinson outlines his case against the introduction of an R18+ category in response to Kotaku reader Terry O’Shanassy. Atkinson claims the Board will stretch the limits of an R18+ category in the same way they currently stretch the limits of the MA15+ category.
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1:00PM David Wildgoose | Full credit to Michael Atkinson. He not only reads Kotaku and writes to us, but he also reads all your comments as well. As we just revealed, the South Australian Attorney-General and spokesperson for the anti-R18+ brigade has written a second letter to Kotaku. In it, he addresses a host of comments left by Kotaku readers the last time he wrote to us. You’ll find his lengthy response – in full – beyond the jump.
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Censorship Minister Responds To Your Comments
1:00PM David Wildgoose | Full credit to Michael Atkinson. He not only reads Kotaku and writes to us, but he also reads all your comments as well. As we just revealed, the South Australian Attorney-General and spokesperson for the anti-R18+ brigade has written a second letter to Kotaku. In it, he addresses a host of comments left by Kotaku readers the last time he wrote to us. You’ll find his lengthy response – in full – beyond the jump.
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12:30PM David Wildgoose | South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has revealed why the discussion paper on an R18+ rating has yet to be made available for public consultation, a year after it was first proposed. Atkinson says the sticking point is his demand for the inclusion of illustrations of the type of content an R18+ game would contain.
Atkinson Reveals His Demands For R18+ Discussion Paper
12:30PM David Wildgoose | South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has revealed why the discussion paper on an R18+ rating has yet to be made available for public consultation, a year after it was first proposed. Atkinson says the sticking point is his demand for the inclusion of illustrations of the type of content an R18+ game would contain. 
