The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA) has made a statement expressing their disappointment at the continued delay as SCAG once again pushed back a decision on adding an R18+ category to videogames. Ron Curry expressed his disappointment at another delay “despite mass support from the Australian community” but also expressed he is pleased by “the active engagement by each Attorney General at today’s meeting on the issue.” Read their full release after the jump.
That’s the view of two industry veterans in response to recent print and radio comments from South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson outlining his opposition to an R18+ classification for video games.
While the rest of the world struggles through economic gloom, the videogames industry in Australia in 2009 is on track to outperform last year’s record results.
Ron Curry, head honcho of the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia, has vowed to maintain the push for an 18+ rating to be introduced into our classification system. Speaking to Jason Hill over on his Screenplay blog this morning, Curry says the public consultation process for the proposed R rating is a “significant move in the right direction”. Also on the agenda for 2009 is an effort to reduce software piracy, including establishing a new website “that will specifically assist consumers to better understand copyright and other IP issues and how it relates to video games”.
