Category: Censorship

In the Australian version of the new South Park game, the alien anal probe part will be replaced with a graphic text description of the probing, a still image of a koala crying and the word “censored” written in large red text. It actually sounds funnier than the uncensored version.

It seems the game was deemed unsuitable for 15 year old children and since there is no higher rating for games in Australia, it was refused classification. I believe the decision can still be appealed and if that fails then it will likely be censored to get it approved.

It’s just another reason why Australia needs an 18+ rating for video games.

Left 4 Dead 2 refused classification in Australia

A proposed public consultation process for the introduction of an R18+ rating for video games in Australia has suffered a setback, with a draft discussion paper on the issue rejected by South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson.

“Mr. Atkinson is actually censoring debate on censorship, and there’s a whole lot of irony in that,” Curry said of Atkinson’s decision. “We’re going to try and put the paper forward again as soon as possible.”

gamespot.com – Aussie R18+ public consultation delayed

theage.com.au – Censoring the censorship debate

Ask an average Australian about censorship and chances are they’ll tell you it’s a bad thing.

Banned: the absurdity of Australia’s game rating regime – abc.net.au article

This is an old video but unlike the Q and A video, this one is an informed discussion.

Should R18+ video games be allowed in Australia? – youtube.com February 2008 – Sunrise (morning show)

An attempt at a discussion about the lack of an 18+ rating for video games in Australia goes horribly wrong.