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2015/07/04 17:07:03
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Wise Ethereal with Bodyguard
Catskills in NYS
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or, why I'm glad to live in a country with freedom of expression.
The Australian government has banned four times as many video games in the last four months than it has in the last twenty years.
According to ABC Australia, figures from the Attorney-General's Department confirm that 220 games - including Hotline Miami 2 - have been refused classification in Australia since March 2015, compared to just 50 games between 1994 and 2014.
Being refused classification means that developers of unclassified games are unable to sell, advertise or publicly exhibit their games in the country.
The increase in censored games apparently arises from the introduction of a new pilot program commencing July 1.
"Due to the online explosion, there are hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of games currently available online," a department spokesperson said. "It is not realistic or practicable for the Classification Board to manually classify each of them."
"In preparation for the pilot, a large 'back catalogue' of games has been classified — more than 150,000 to date."
From July 1, Australia will participate in a 12-month pilot program using the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) tool, which has been already been adopted by the UK, the USA, Canada, Brazil, and most of Europe, a move that has been "welcomed" by the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA).
The tool asks game developers to complete an online form to categorise explicit content such as violence and nudity, breaking the disclosure down into "hundreds" of sub-categories, such as: "Does the game contain any bodily functions such as belching, flatulence, or vomiting when used for humorous purposes?"
The Australian Greens recently secured a Senate Inquiry into the Australian game development industry.
The creation of a $20 million program to help support Australian developers was announced by then-Arts Minister Simon Crean back in 2012, before being axed and repossessed by the Abbott government last year, much to the disappointment of the Australian games development sector.
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Seriously Australia, what is wrong with your government?
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2015/07/04 20:41:19
Subject: Re:AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus?
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I'd be curious to see the list of banned games, to see how many of them I've played.
IIRC, Fallout 3's "Med-X" item was originally just going to be morphine until they ran up against Australia's regulations against drug use in games do Bethesda renamed it to Med-X.
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"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks |
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2015/07/04 20:54:52
Subject: Re:AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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 Tannhauser42 wrote:I'd be curious to see the list of banned games, to see how many of them I've played.
IIRC, Fallout 3's "Med-X" item was originally just going to be morphine until they ran up against Australia's regulations against drug use in games do Bethesda renamed it to Med-X.
NVM. was thinking about Rad-X.
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2015/07/04 21:31:12
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Banning games in the age of the internet...what year is it? 1999? You're only hurting your country's economy.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/07/04 21:31:26
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2015/07/05 01:19:11
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Our ratings board is backwards and has been backwards for years.
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2015/07/06 00:32:35
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Lady of the Lake
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This guy got into power.
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2015/07/06 00:59:19
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Consigned to the Grim Darkness
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Tony Abbot happened.
The stupid reigns supreme.
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2015/07/06 03:29:12
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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That literally has nothing to do with our the ratings board functions...
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2015/07/06 09:09:24
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Lady of the Lake
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 H.B.M.C. wrote:That literally has nothing to do with our the ratings board functions...
He just asked what was wrong with our Government. 
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2015/07/06 11:39:29
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Norn Queen
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 n0t_u wrote: H.B.M.C. wrote:That literally has nothing to do with our the ratings board functions...
He just asked what was wrong with our Government.
He's the recent encumbant. Mr Sheen and the ranga were better, but not by a whole lot.
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2015/07/06 11:44:55
Subject: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BANS 200+ GAMES IN FOUR MONTHS
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Lady of the Lake
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 -Loki- wrote: n0t_u wrote: H.B.M.C. wrote:That literally has nothing to do with our the ratings board functions...
He just asked what was wrong with our Government.
He's the recent encumbant. Mr Sheen and the ranga were better, but not by a whole lot.
Indeed, we actually need people to vote for that doesn't feel like we've just voted to save the $50.
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