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[tssk]

According to http://www.kotaku.co...ugh-parliament/

Jason Clare, the Minister for Home Affairs has just announced that R18+ for games is set to become a reality, after legislation successfully passing through the Federal Parliament, having just gone through the Senate without amendment.
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The next stage for the R18+ classification is for each separate state to pass their own complimentary legislation, since classification remains a state issue.
According to Jason Clare’s website, this means that, subject to the separate state legislation, we could be on schedule to see our first R18+ for games become a reality by January 1st 2013.

Yessssssssss!

No more will we have these stupid issues where some games are censored and/or banned while big games like GTA are pushed down to a 15 rating.

And finally I'll be able to play a version of Left4Dead 2 that doesn't have the zombies disappearing BEFORE they hit the ground.

[Mr Retroid]

Well done man, your country did good!

[tssk]

It was getting silly. Australia was the reason why Fallout 3 had drugs with sci fi names.

Also Left 4 Dead uncut banned but Dead Island got a pass. A real wtf moment.

[daveodeth]

It was getting silly. Australia was the reason why Fallout 3 had drugs with sci fi names.

Also Left 4 Dead uncut banned but Dead Island got a pass. A real wtf moment.

Drugs in fallout were always bonkers names no?

[JPickford]

Fallout 3 is sci fi.

[mr_twig]

Drugs are pretty sci fi.

[Rudi von Starnberg]

Drugs in fallout were always bonkers names no?

The earlier games had morphine as well. Australia objected.

[dayte]

Congratulations, welcome to 1986.

[Harsin]

Remember when they played Magic Carpet on Neighbours. Good times.

[Mr. Gerbik]

A dingo ate my R18+ game

[Redsquirrel]

Remember when they played Magic Carpet on Neighbours. Good times.

and Karl got brett stark to help him cheat to the top of the high score table!! (sometimes i wonder why i can remember pointless things like that from years ago and not stuff from last week).

[Spacehost]

and Karl got brett stark to help him cheat to the top of the high score table!! (sometimes i wonder why i can remember pointless things like that from years ago and not stuff from last week).

Then Susan and the kids found out and they took the pass out of him. Happy days.

[The Disco]

I wonder when we're going to see R18 rated games from the BBFC in the UK?

[nfx]

I wonder when we're going to see R18 rated games from the BBFC in the UK?

Aus R18+ = UK 18
UK R18 = Aus X18+

[Super Craig]

Grand Theft Auto? Manhunt?

EDIT: Didn't realise there were two BBFC 18 ratings.

[The Disco]

Aus R18+ = UK 18
UK R18 = Aus X18+

I know this.