Post: Australia Gets R-18 Video Game Rating
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07-22-2011, 07:34 AM
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Well it’s now pretty much a done deal. Eight out of nine states has agreed to the R18+ rating, with NSW looking likely to follow soon. And even if NSW doesn’t consent, an adult rating for video games is going through with or without them – before the end of the year claims Brendan O’Connor. Below we’ve created a brief round-up of R18+ news for those that want to catch up.
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07-22-2011, 08:44 AM
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Australia has:
G - General, mainly kids movies/games
PG - Bit of violence, still pretty much for kids
M - Violence, swearing, bit of nudity, like just ass or a topless chick
MA15+ - Needs ID to get/see something that is MA, has violence,gore,nudity,drugs etc
R 18+ - Legally 18+ to see so heaps of nudity or a lot of gore and violence etc
Hope they don't push all the MA games to R when they bring it out or Im gonna be pissed, well I can just get my brother or someone to buy me them anyway but still, they better not stuff up anything
G - General, mainly kids movies/games
PG - Bit of violence, still pretty much for kids
M - Violence, swearing, bit of nudity, like just ass or a topless chick
MA15+ - Needs ID to get/see something that is MA, has violence,gore,nudity,drugs etc
R 18+ - Legally 18+ to see so heaps of nudity or a lot of gore and violence etc
Hope they don't push all the MA games to R when they bring it out or Im gonna be pissed, well I can just get my brother or someone to buy me them anyway but still, they better not stuff up anything
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07-22-2011, 10:04 AM
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Originally posted by Yanni
Australia has:
G - General, mainly kids movies/games
PG - Bit of violence, still pretty much for kids
M - Violence, swearing, bit of nudity, like just ass or a topless chick
MA15+ - Needs ID to get/see something that is MA, has violence,gore,nudity,drugs etc
R 18+ - Legally 18+ to see so heaps of nudity or a lot of gore and violence etc
Hope they don't push all the MA games to R when they bring it out or Im gonna be pissed, well I can just get my brother or someone to buy me them anyway but still, they better not stuff up anything
G - General, mainly kids movies/games
PG - Bit of violence, still pretty much for kids
M - Violence, swearing, bit of nudity, like just ass or a topless chick
MA15+ - Needs ID to get/see something that is MA, has violence,gore,nudity,drugs etc
R 18+ - Legally 18+ to see so heaps of nudity or a lot of gore and violence etc
Hope they don't push all the MA games to R when they bring it out or Im gonna be pissed, well I can just get my brother or someone to buy me them anyway but still, they better not stuff up anything
They said in the news that they are doing games like Call Of Duty to be moved to the R18+ area.
---------- Post added at 06:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:03 AM ----------
Originally posted by Ropponen
Video games aren't even that violent, they should be forbidden for under 15-years old or something. I watched a movie called "Savior" and it was pretty brutal and much more violent than (most) video games that have M17+ rating (or similar), and it has 15+ rating.
Well if you look at games like Mortal Kombat 9 you can see why it was refused classification in Australia.
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