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Australia getting R18+ rating for games

By Jeff Mattas, Aug 10, 2011 1:45pm PDT

Australia's Standing Committee of Attorneys-General has approved a new R18+ rating classification for video games.

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"Those chances are good, I just got my copy in without problems. "

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Australian Attorney-General Atkinson Resigns, Opening Door for End to Video Game 'Bans'

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 22, 2010 9:40am PDT

Australian attorney-general and violent video games opponent Michael Atkinson has resigned, the Sydney Morning Herald reports, potentially opening...

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"GREAT SUCCESS this guy was a complete FUCKING MORON nintendo wii tennis play MORON ruined ..."

- landaishan see all 16 comments

Australians Asked to Weigh-In on Possible Addition of R 18+ Game Classification

By Jeff Mattas, Dec 14, 2009 7:20pm PST

Gamasutra reports that the Australian government may be reconsidering its stringent videogame ratings system and is asking its citizens to weigh...

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"Rights shouldn't be up for vote. Don't care if it's a mob majority vote or the decree of some ..."

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UK Report Suggests Movie-like Game Ratings

By Chris Faylor, Mar 27, 2008 9:38am PDT

In a report commissioned by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, study author and clinical psychologist Tanya Byron has suggested a number of...

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"Another Ukaysian here, can confirm the above. It's not perfect, but compared to what I know of ..."

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FTC: Game Ratings Keep On Keeping On

By Chris Faylor, Apr 13, 2007 1:49pm PDT

The Entertainment Software Rating Board's (ESRB) game ratings scale is now more effective than ever thanks to growing retailer participation and...

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"You guys need more inane contributors, like "This one guy in Subway contributed to this story.""

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Review Scores Don't Mean Much

By Chris Remo, Sep 21, 2006 1:49pm PDT

It is commonly known that publishers put a high degree of importance on video game review scores, particularly since the advent of large-scale...

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"You mean to tell me that the fact that every single PC game ever reviewed on this site gets an ..."

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Parents Ignore Game Ratings

By Alec Matias, Jun 24, 2005 1:19pm PDT

Whenever the issue of violence and sex in videogames arises, the majority of us say that it's the parents' responsibility to monitor what their...

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"Well you admit your Gun problem and we'll admit our Alcohol one... oh yeah guns don't make you ..."

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