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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Considering the fact that a larger set of recommendations are currently being drafted for all classification issues, the chances of a final decision being reached during the upcoming SCAG meeting in March were already slim. But now, with Gamespot reporting that the NSW Attorney General will not be attending the meeting, further delays to the decision have all but been confirmed.
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.
The biggest obstacle to the R18+ rating isn’t logic, it’s awareness.
Most people are barely aware that Australia doesn’t have an R18+ rating and, more importantly, most of your representatives aren’t aware. The danger here is that the issue will be skipped over quickly during the SCAG meeting or, worse, discussion will be pushed back to a later date.
The Standing Committee of Attorneys General is meeting December 10, and the issue of Australia’s lack of an R18+ rating will be on the agenda. At Kotaku we’re looking to get involved and push the issue back to the forefront of discussion in the gaming community and we want your help.
In the piece he also claims that most of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General have agreed on the rating, with the exception of South Australia.
