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New Laws to Rate Computer Games in Australia

The Herald Sun has an article on the recent announcement on the way games are to be rated Australia-wide, making them more inline with films...

"Attorney-General Rob Hulls said yesterday all states, territories and the Commonwealth had, for the first time, agreed to a uniform classification system for films and computer games.

Under the changes, computer games will now be rated G, PG, M, MA 15+ or RC (refused classification).

"Computer games will adopt the system used by films to make it easier for consumers, especially parents, to make informed choices about computer games and films their children are viewing," Mr Hulls said."

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  • 1. Al - Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 3:57:51 PM
    Still no R rating for games though
  • 2. Tom - 1. Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 8:14:23 AM
    I seem to remember seeing a few R rated movies during my lifetime. I guess now they'll be RC ;-)
  • 3. LiveWire - Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 10:50:56 AM
    yeah, hardly a 'uniform classification system' if your missing a classification!
  • 4. MoonUnit - Friday, March 04, 2005 - 11:57:02 PM
    their chance to finally get the R rating in and the blow it
  • 5. maxtorq - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 7:11:46 PM
    we can't import hentai dating sims, and that means anime companies can't import because the classification costs are too expensive to repay over the sale of each individual title ... we are just retarded compared to the whole rest of the world, entire genres are lost too us.
  • 6. Lorien - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:18:32 PM
    We are governed by idiots...