Comments on: Left 4 Dead 2 Refused Classification

By: Glenn

Glenn — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:54:16 +0000

So the Classification Board approved Left 4 Dead regardless of the excessive violence it contains, yet L4D2 was rejected for the same reason.

Further proof that the CB is a joke.

By: voicelessaussie

voicelessaussie — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:01:13 +0000

It makes me sick to think that in the 40’s thousands of good Australians gave their lives fighting Nazi Germany and fascist Italy trying to put and end to their totalitarian systems… well here we are now run by a fascist police state where the voice of the people means nothing and the voice of one man determines the fate of an entire nation. god forbid “free” Australians have the right to choose what material we expose ourselves to… burn the books! I mean computer games… don’t forget the government has no power without the governed.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:38:41 +0000

Game companies work hard to make games better/ more real. then they are forced to blur it etc… what a joke. this is going to become more common i think as games are having more attention to detailed.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:39:04 +0000

Valve is appealing against the RC decision.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/60602

By: Julien

Julien — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:19:55 +0000

This is a joke, game developers should not have to change a product just to cater for us. It will be a tragic turn of events is this game is not released. More importantly it just highlights the fact that we are in desperate need of an R18 rating. They are forcing me to spend my money overseas instead of with Australian business, and if they continue to ban games i will continue to do it.

If this game is banned it will be the most imported thing in the country, and i will be at the forefront of that line. Doesn’t matter if it’s illegal or not. Atkinson take note.

By: Lachlan

Lachlan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:36:13 +0000

I’m not convinced we want Kevin Rudd involved. He’s so mesmerised by ‘the children’ and ‘working families’ he’d probably personally endorse Atkinson just to keep the Mum’s onside.

What’s needed is to blackmail Atkinson, he won’t change his mind of his own volition and to make the process majority based would require a referendum so we just need to force Atkinson to vote the right way

By: Adam Cornish

Adam Cornish — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:55:59 +0000

I seriously hope EA dont re-submit this game for classification. Maybe then it’ll light a fire under us gamers and actually get some real action done.

OF course there’s still Michael Atkinson to deal with, but maybe we can even get the PM to throw in his two cents…

By: Glenn

Glenn — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:04:43 +0000

Taken from here: Today, publisher EA finally commented on the banning. Tiffany Steckler, an EA spokesperson, told GameSpot AU that adults should have the right to choose what games they play. "It’s funny that a place like Australia, which has come up with some pretty violent material in the past with something like Mad Max, can effectively ban video games for the same reason," she said. "EA believes that adults should have the right to make their own choices when it comes to the content they consume." Steckler would not comment on whether Valve will make any changes to the game following the Classification Board of Australia’s decision.

By: Reuben

Reuben — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:30:31 +0000

This is ridiculous. the entire classification system needs to be re-worked. It’s grossly outdated, and unfortunately controlled by politicians who are equally out of touch. I don’t think it’s just Atkinson judging from his statements. our entire nation’s media, entertainment and communication are censored to suit the tastes and sensibilities of a group of Stubborn, ignorant, elderly neophobes.

mention family values and you could ban water.

By: Nevan Ford

Nevan Ford — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:26:58 +0000

I have started an online petition for the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games in Australia.

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/ozgamers

I still can’t believe just ONE MAN has the nerve to affect those he obviously doesn’t care of or listen to. Thats ok we’ll see if he listens when the next state election comes around. I’m not voting Atkinson back. Rann should’ve dropped him when he had the chance for hurting our games industry.