R18+ Video Game Classifications in Australia.
Dear OFLC & the Australian Government.As Australian gamers, we are very disappointed in the current status of the Classification Board for video games in Australia.As of now, there is no R18+ &... continue reading »
"While i'm not really a big gamer (well actually not at all) I am a big believer in freedom of choice, and at the moment, that freedom seems almost non existant. It's time that parents and carers take responsibility for the things their children view, and "
"Let us hope that Michael Atkinson caves soon."
"The argument "Think of The Children". Just dont cut it anymore when you see some of the road traffic adds on free to air tv that have blood, gore, death, drug abuse and alcohol."
"Signed. this needs to be changed"
"The average age of gamers in Aus is between 22 - 35. I don't see why the rating is hard to get here."
"Its about time we were taken seriously and given the rights that we deserve."
"people will (and do) import these uncencered games from overseas. so in the end people will still get the games and the profits will go to overseas companies instead of locally owned stores. also most games sometimes get pushed into MA15+ rating just for "
"Most of the games I'm looking forward to are banned or censored because children can't handle them. Thats because these games weren't meant for children. Give it an R18+ rating so us adults can enjoy them!"
"Its time for Australia to get with the times. There is no evidence that R18+ Games would damage a society"
"Let adults make adult choices. Let parents decide for their kids and not the rest of us."
"About time"
"I am sick of having to import games just because the Aus govt thinks we are all children"
"Not having this rating is only encouraging piracy as people will download the game rather than pay for it. The ban achieves nothing."
"It's ridiculous we don't have it. This is 2008, not 1908!"
"I think that the Australian game rating system is constricting our development in a growing bussiness."