Possible Half Life 2 Troubles in Australia 106
Voodoo Extreme put up a quick piece on possible legal troubles HL2 may face in Australia. "In Australia, no games have been accepted if they fit into the R(18+) category, so this means HL2 needs to fit into at most the highest category of MA(15+), or it will be refused classification."
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this site should be called "Discussions for nerds. Stuff that matters."
i don't even bother clicking any link on slashdot.org that points to slashdot.org unless its the "Reply to this" link.
mod me down, i don't care. "He has an unpopular theory! SILENCE HIM!"
big fuss (Score:3, Interesting)
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Unless you regard
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This was done to provide some guidelines to the public as to what to expect when going to a movie, or buying a game, free from slick PR campaigns or marketing bliss.
From many previsous
Damned if you do, damned if you don't, I guess.
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Short answer is we have complaining idiot parents. People that would have bought you the leisure suit and given it to you as a birthday present. Then after you've played it for 3-6 months, they'd complain because they walked into the room and saw one screen shoot that they didn't like. They'd ground you for a week and after it was done, you'd go back to playing the game. These people shouldn't be allowed to influence any law makers. I about to say breed, but their children know that they are crazy.
Re:What about Steam? (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:What's with shurikens, anyway? (Score:3, Interesting)
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In fact, I think there was some trouble back when GTA III came out because they released it before it had an OFLC rating, the OFLC gave it an RC rating so they had to recall stuff from shelves and remove the offensive content.
Personally, I dont think that ANY video game should be banned unless it specifically encourages people to do illegal acts (e.g. how the whole aim of Manhunt is to kill innocent civillians for no reason)
Re:So what if it doesn't get rated? (Score:2, Interesting)