Open Debate about Australian 18+ rating for videogames.

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**Anung Un Rama**

This coming from someone who also has to suffer from a stupid government: Get this message to every Australien gamer you know!

VG247 wrote:As promised, the Australian government has opened up the debate as to whether or not the country should have an 18+ rating to the public. Hit this for details.

“Submissions are being sought on whether the Australian National Classification Scheme should include an R 18+ classification category for computer games,” said the attorney-general’s department.

“Submissions can be made by downloading and completing the submission template. Submissions may also be mailed or faxed. The discussion paper and submission template contain the contact details for making a submission.”

Get to it, Australian people. You’ve got until February 28 to explain to old people why you’re grown-up enough to see a cartoon gun shoot a zombie.

http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification

**H.B.M.C.**

'Bout time.

We all need to write calm and well written letters to get our point across. Death threats to Michael Atkinson do not help.

**Kilkrazy**

I suggest you use the PEGI system.

It would make my life easier.

www.pegi.info

**Anung Un Rama**

It would. We still need in Germany.

**Cheese Elemental**

H.B.M.C. wrote:Death threats to Michael Atkinson do not help.

*puts down blood-filled pen*

God dammit. I thought I was on the right track here.

**H.B.M.C.**

And in worse news, Telstra and Optus have sided with the Government in defense of the Great Barrier Reef Internet Filter.

Yay. We're just like Burma and China. What awesome company we keep. Go Rudd!!

**Anshal**

hawhaw what a horribel fate to be a gamer in Aussie, sounds like my version of hell. Anyways why are your goverment so crazy about video games anyways?

**The Dreadnote**

I reckon that even after so many generations, they're worried exposure to violence will reawaken the convict genes and spark mass insurrection.

**IvanTih**

What's the matter with the games like Dark Messiah might and magic,Fallout 3 etc....

**H.B.M.C.**

I wish I could answer that question.

The problem is that the reasons these games were banned are not uniform.

Left 4 Dead 2 - heavy emphasis on the bloody decapitations within the game was given as a reason for its banning.
Fallout 3 - This game is full of bloody decapitations, but no, that was never mentioned. It was banned for having morphine as an item in the game.

And Modern Warfare 2 lets you massacre civilians, and that wasn't even censored.

There is no consistency whatsoever with the idiots classifying our games.

**Anung Un Rama**

Like in Germany.

On a related note; Micheal Atkinson pleads to the board to reconsider MW2s rating.