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Mortal Kombat Appeal – Decision Early Next Week
31At the moment the Classification Board are currently re-evaluating their decision to refuse classification to Mortal Kombat and, according to the classification board we’ll have a decision on whether Mortal Kombat will be made available for purchase in this country by Tuesday at the earliest.
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Warner Bros To Appeal Mortal Kombat RC Rating
Warner Bros has just released a statement confirming that they’ll be appealing the decision to ban the fighting game deemed by the Classification Board to contain “violence that exceeds strong in impact and is therefore unsuitable for persons aged under 18 years to play”.
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Stephen Conroy Supports An R18+ Rating For Games
In an interview with ARN‘s David Ramli, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, stated that he supports the introduction of an R18+ rating for video games. It’s arguably unsurprising considering the Federal Government announced their support prior to the SCAG meeting in December, but it’s always positive to hear politicians…
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Classifying The Unclassifiable: R18+ And The Bigger Picture
The R18+ issue is a big one – for gamers – but is it symptomatic of a larger classification issue? We speak to Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’ Connor, former Deputy Director of the Classification Board Paul Hunt, and CEO of the iGEA Ron Curry about the upcoming review of the classification system and what…