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Petition for '18' game rating in Australia gets 16,055 signatures
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article published on 23 February, 2010
Grow Up Australia is a campaign group in support of an '18' rating for video games in the country, which is the only developer first-world country to not have such a rating. The group's campaign has gathered 16,055 signatures which will be delivered to the Attorney General's Department.
EB Games strongly supports the campaign, and displayed posters in all of its 250+ Australian stores ... [ read the full article ]
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23. February 2010 @ 15:39 |
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The 2009 population of Australia per wikipedia is 21,828,704 if I'm reading right.
Sadly 16k is a tiny drop in the pond in comparison. :/
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23. February 2010 @ 17:54 |
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which is the only developer first-world country to not have such a rating.
I'm kinda confused is this a equivalent of a "A" or "M" rating.
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23. February 2010 @ 18:21 |
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which is the only developer first-world country to not have such a rating.
I'm kinda confused is this a equivalent of a "A" or "M" rating.
Technically, it is the equivalent to AO, because they're both 18+ but if this rating is accepted, it will be on the same games that currently have the M rating (17+).
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23. February 2010 @ 22:01 |
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which is the only developer first-world country to not have such a rating.
I'm kinda confused is this a equivalent of a "A" or "M" rating.
Technically, it is the equivalent to AO, because they're both 18+ but if this rating is accepted, it will be on the same games that currently have the M rating (17+).
Well, thanks for clearing that up.
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23. February 2010 @ 23:14 |
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Nothing fun about being a gamer in Australia...
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25. February 2010 @ 07:01 |
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With the focus on "violence in schools and children in general" at the moment, an R-rating for games seems very unlikely.
And 16,055 signatures is not a lot.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. February 2010 @ 07:04
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25. February 2010 @ 08:26 |
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I really don't see this as a big problem, i import all my pc and ps3 games from the uk. I get them about 15$ cheaper from the uk,
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clotus
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25. February 2010 @ 14:26 |
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So after this passes (and I say 'after' in an optimistic thought), will Australia stop banning so many games? I mean, if they regulate such '18' titles the way we do in America, the restrictions on these banned games should be lifted..
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25. February 2010 @ 22:26 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. February 2010 @ 22:30
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26. February 2010 @ 04:41 |
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The problem we have here in Australia is this, our government have become obsessive with political correctness to the point that minorities have a bigger push than majorities.
Going on previous happenings it should be successful except the minorities (family groups etc) have the ear of our PM and they will block it easily.
As for Australia being pretty damn close to being the only country in the developed world not to have this rating shows that our pollies are completely out of touch. Now add idiot Conroy and his web filtering and what do you have.... thats right a military state or a communisic state if you wish.
I have been saying this for sometime now and that is Australians need to fight back, storm parliment house and kick em out.
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