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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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How’d That Germany “Killer Game” Trashing Rally Go? (Eh….)
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Over the weekend, a German advocacy group asked individuals to bring their “killer games” to the front of an opera house to throw away in a large dumpster. More »
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Attempts To Ban Violent Games In Venezuela Progress
10:00AM Stephen Totilo | The Associated Press reports that the Venezuelan government’s attempts to ban violent video games such as Counter-Strike, is weeks away from passing, though it isn’t likely to affect widespread sale of pirated games. More »
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Venezuela Trying To Ban Violent Video Games
4:30PM Luke Plunkett | There’s a bill currently snaking its way through Venezuela’s parliament that, if passed into law, will result in a total ban in the sale of violent video games in the country. More »
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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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Crytek Threatens To Leave Germany
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | With titles like Far Cry and Crysis, developer Crytek is one of the biggest studios in Germany. That may change, though, because German interior ministers aim to outlaw the production of violent games. More »
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‘Nine Games That Went Too Far’ Doesn’t Go Very Far Itself
9:00AM Owen Good | Surprise, surprise. Of nine “games that went too far” named on a network news website, which is the only one gamers have actually, you know, played? Hint: It rhymes with “Schmand Schmeft Schmauto IV.” More »
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German Pols Push To Ban Development Of Violent Games
6:00AM Owen Good | Germany’s latest demagogue tantrum against “killerspiele” – violent video games – could be shrugged off as hot air, except for the fact it would ban even their development. So Germany-based Crytek would have to move. More »
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Violence Debate Still Fixated on Knee-Jerk Issues
1:00AM Owen Good | Two days from the 10th anniversary of Columbine, Salon’s David Sirota writes that “our national discussion about violence hasn’t yet matured past gun control and video games.” More »
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