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This morning we broke the news that Left 4 Dead 2 had been refused classification in Australia.
By way of IGN AU và News.tnmthcm.edu.vn.au tnmthcm.edu.vnes a copy of the Board’s report. It says:
* The trò chơi contains violence that is high in impact & is therefore unsuitable for persons aged under 18 khổng lồ play.
* It notes that this violence is “inflicted upon ‘the Infected’ who are living humans infected with a rabies-like virut that causes them to lớn act violently”.
* The report singles out the use of melee weapons as those that “inflict the most damage” & cause “copious amounts of blood spray & splatter (sic), decapitations and limb dismemberment.. Or even cause intestines to lớn spill from the wounds”.
* In conclusion, the Board finds that the “interactive nature of the trò chơi increases the overall impact of the frequent & intense depictions of violence. This coupled with the graphic depictions of blood & gore tnmthcm.edu.vnbine to lớn create a playing impact which is high.”
* Interestingly, the report also reveals that it wasn’t a unanimous decision and that “a minority of the Board is of the opinion that the violence is strong in playing impact and therefore warrants an MA15+ classification” instead. However, the majority voted lớn refuse classification.
We have contacted both EA and Valve for phản hồi and will update you as soon as we have more information.
UPDATED: Left 4 Dead 2 Banned in australia
I think what gamers in nước australia have to do really, is think what we can bởi vì as a tnmthcm.edu.vnmunity to lớn present a valid point lớn why we need a higher ratings system, simply saying we are over 18 isnt enough.
so something like“we are a growing tnmthcm.edu.vnmunity and the thinking of old doesnt apply to lớn this technological age, adults play games và because of this the nature of some of these games are inheriently not suitable for children or teens. And while the games dont have to lớn be explicit in nature there should be a higher ratings advisory lớn ensure the right audience is able lớn play these games
We live in a technological age and the current system impedes on not only the growth of the industry within this country but also limits the economic potential for growth. The current systems limitations with ratings are what hold us back as a nation on the world stage which is an ever growing economic tnmthcm.edu.vnmodity và without a proper ratings board we can never access this global market.”
something along those lines, i think if the tnmthcm.edu.vnmunity came to 1 unified response and critque that was valid then everyone in the country would help dispatch this message to every avenue of government to get the message out there, maybe we would see a result.
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September 17, 2009 at 2:38 pm
This description could easily be for Fallout 3 or many other games for that matter, probably including Left for Dead 1… “interactive nature of the game increases the overall impact of the frequent and intense depictions of violence. This coupled with the graphic depictions of blood and gore tnmthcm.edu.vnbine khổng lồ create a playing impact which is high.”
What a crock of shit. As if the level of violence in this trò chơi would be measurably more extreme than Fallout 3 just to lớn name one. That said, Fallout 3 was refused classification due to lớn the portrayal of drugs, not violence.
Does this classification have some kind of guideline as khổng lồ what type of violence is more extreme than another type of violence?
So much for living in a miễn phí country….
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September 17, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Sigh…..
Unbelievable
I am an Australian adult và I game, I deserve a 18+ classification.
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If a restricted classification is good enough for film it’s good enough for games, if you don’t know what games your kids are playing you’re a terrible parent, over of discussion.
As a point of interest: Valve made a game that got refused classification, how awesome is that?
Must… Play… Gory… Valve… Masterpiece…
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September 17, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Jay Kay likes this.
Also: When Gabe gets khổng lồ Brisbane he can sort it all out. Don’t worry guys, Valve cares about us, they won’t leave us out of what is going khổng lồ be THE GORIEST & BEST ZOMBIE trò chơi EVER.
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September 22, 2009 at 4:25 pm
It’s a god damn insult to Adult Australian gamers. Who the fuck does Atkinson think he is, this is insulting lớn our intelligence, maturity và our god damned freedoms.
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September 17, 2009 at 2:40 pm
hopefully these white christian old retards that are in charge of this kind of thing will keel over soon enough, & someone with a brain can step in
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September 17, 2009 at 3:45 pm
*is Christian, but disagrees with banning of blood-soaked video game*
I think it’s hilarious that Pornography is “unsuitable for persons aged under 18” and arguably has just as great a negative impact, or greater, than violence in video games on a sociological level, và yet is pretty much available wherever interest magazines/rental videos are available.
More relevantly,
WRAAAAATH!
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September 17, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I fail khổng lồ see any lô ghích behind the descision, & thats what grinds me the most. Did they see Dead Space? Seriously? How about Prey? Why are those games không tính phí on the market và this is not allowed?
What is the boards agenda?
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September 17, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Hmmm. All some valid points khổng lồ be honest. It IS a very graphic game. You know what would help this?An R18+ classification! Whoo! (Don’t be too harsh on the OFLC guys. As sucky as this is at the moment, they ARE just doing their jobs.)
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September 17, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I don’t think anyone disagrees that the points are valid… we all know it’s a violent game, the first one is proof of that.
It’s mainly the inconsistant nature of their decisions… It’s been mentioned that games lượt thích Dead Space, Fallout 3 show rather graphic violence, limbs/heads exploding, etc… these pass through no problems on the violence scale…
So why is this really any different?
They might feel as though the enemies are ‘too similar’ to lớn actual humans… Dead Space / Fallout 3 might be classed as Aliens & Mutants respectively…
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September 17, 2009 at 3:03 pm
No they arn’t just “doing their jobs”. Want a shock? Go look at the profiles on their website. You have the most conservative right on this board, its amazing we get anything at all here.
I would say I was an adult và vote – but the “board” is made up of non elected officals which is why they can ignore us.
Its funny – I wonder how they miseed another trò chơi I wont mention thats very similar to L4D – I can cut a zombies head off in that with a meat cleaver. Bah I have had enough of this place, I am gonna save up and move lớn a more progressive country.
Good luck yall.
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September 17, 2009 at 2:49 pm
OK people, if we want khổng lồ see this game, we need to liên hệ the attorney general & the OFLC và have our voices heard. We will not settle for a “modified” game, and we shouldn’t have to. Nước australia needs the R18+ rating extended to clip games. Get in cảm ứng with your federal rep and the Attorney General’s office if you want to lớn enact meaningful change.
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September 17, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Fuck that, will promptly torrent this game on its worldwide release, the classifications board can lick my shaft!!
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September 17, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Hey man don’t take it out on Valve, if anything just import instead. Its not Valve’s fault so don’t rip them off
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September 17, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Wow, the WHOLE COUNTRY has boycotted L4D2.
When Gabe Newell steps off the plane in Brisbane I imagine he’ll simply burst into flames.
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September 17, 2009 at 3:02 pm
“The game contains violence that is high in impact and is therefore unsuitable for persons aged under 18 lớn play.”
Hmmm I wonder what would be a good idea then? MAYBE INTRO-FUCKING-DUCE AN R18+ CLASSIFICATION RATING!?!
I am awaiting the time when gaming is no longer seen as a prepubescent hobby. The average age of a bạn is over 30, and yet still our highest rating is less than half that age. When will they fucking realise
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September 17, 2009 at 4:10 pm
The people who make the laws are in their 50s. They have children who grew up playing games. They did not have an opportunity to vày so themselves – by the time video clip games were really more than a passing oddity they were at least into their 20s, và the increase in games that are made for and by a more mature audience has only really occurred in the last 10-15 years.
Basically, they will never realise. They’re too stuck in their ways to realise. It’s our generation, who have grown up with games, who will have khổng lồ make it into government in large numbers before there’s any shift in thinking.
