Australia has been subjected to large amounts of controversy from gamersbecause of censorship and not selling games aimed at adults on a national and international scale. Today, the NSW attorney general Greg Smith has announced that he agrees with the introduction of an R18+ rating for …
Remember my article on John Rau outright saying his state in Australia is getting an R-18 rating for games? Well he’s down one major supporter in getting it across the southern nation. One of the open proponents of the R-18 rating, David Bartlett, has officially resigned …
The Australian government is cooking up a new law that will require companies to disclose security breaches to the public immediately. Even though Sony has stated numerous times that they were not aware that the customer data was stolen, everyone remains utterly furious and completely unconvinced.
The gaming market in Australia is subject to uncommon bouts of international controversy over censorship of games, and effectively banning games that would be given an 18+ rating such as the infamous Grand Theft Auto series.
No vote was taken on the issue of adult ratings for video games in Australia at a meeting of the various censorship ministers from the different government levels. However, a draft which suggested a possible introduction of the problem in the next meeting in July was …
With the March elections upcoming and the Government of New South Wales busy with preparations, the chances of a decision coming over the R18+ rating for video games being made at the SCAG meeting are slim. The introduction of the R18+ classification requires a unanimous consent …
