Before the first R18+ game, before Gamers 4 Croydon, South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson knew his stance against adult video games in Australia could not last. His final stand took place in his own electorate of Croydon, a small suburb of Adelaide. There, a small, determined group of gamers did their level best to put a fatal dent into Michael Atkinson's re-election hopes. He was the one man standing between Australia and an adult classification for video games. They wanted to take him down.

Atkinson would win the battle, but he ultimately lost the war.

Former QLD Premier Peter Beattie has an opinion piece up on The Australian telling of his trip to this year's E3, in which he expresses mild embarrassment for Australia after repeatedly being asked why we're the only Western country without the rating.

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.

Australia first gamer rights political party, formed to run against former South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, has opt to close down and will not contest the upcoming federal election.

The man taking over the post of South Australian Attorney-General from Michael Atkinson isn't sure yet if he supports the introduction of an R18+ rating for computer and video games. But he isn't ruling it out either.

Australia is one step closer to a mature rating for video games, as resigning ratings-blocker Michael Atkinson is replaced as South Australian Attorney-General by John Rau, a man who reportedly says an R18+ video game rating is common sense.

Gamepron reports that Mike Rann, who remains SA Premier after the recent election, has announced his new cabinet with John Rau in the position of Attorney-General. Michael Atkinson, long opposed to an R18+ rating for video games in Australia, decided to step down from the Attorney-General position after winning his election over the weekend, but will remain on the back bench until 2014. As for his stance on R18+...

South Australia's ex Attorney-General (man, it feels good to say that) Michael Atkinson has won the recent election, before promptly stepping down from the front bench. He will stay in parliament until 2014, but has no more say over our classification scheme for video games.

Pro R18+ party Gamers4Croydon do battle with the Atkinson empire tomorrow. How successful will they be?

As seen in the credits for Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

The draw for Croydon, as seen on the Gamers 4 Croydon twitter.

South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, the man who fears gamers more than outlaw bikers, has given "tens of thousands of dollars in funding" to the group who this week said that videogames were more dangerous than smoking.

No matter what the statistics, the research, or the weight of public opinion say, Atkinson has his feet firmly planted in concrete when it comes to classification reform. His position is based on his personal opinions, not facts. What do you do to fight that? Today we're wondering, would it be best to stop paying him any attention?

South Australian Attorney General and the only politician standing between Australia and a mature rating for video games, says that he's more at risk from gamers than motorcycle gangs.

South Australia 's opposition calls for the firing of Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, the primary reason the country can't give games a R18+ mature rating, after he suggested that a West Croydon citizen was an imaginary plant for the Liberal Party.

Chris Prior, co-founder of Gamers 4 Croydon, has set his party's sights on defeating Attorney-General Michael Atkinson at the South Australian state election in March.

The Gamers 4 Croydon candidates to stand in the upcoming South Australian election were announced last week. They agreed to tackle whatever questions Kotaku readers could throw their way. Here's what happened.

Australia first gamer rights political party has announced its candidates to run at the South Australian state election in March. And they're keen to answer your questions.

South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says the upcoming state election will see a "real contest" in his seat of Croydon. Atkinson has also taunted Gamers 4 Croydon - the pro R18+ party challenging him - by predicting they will engage in "criminal activities and dirty tricks" during the campaign.

As seen on the Gamers 4 Croydon twitter feed.