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An inquiry has been made since the R18+ bill was submitted to parliament, finding that it should move ahead without further public consultation. The report goes through ten pages of usual bureaucracy acknowledging the committee members, the on page 11 has its list of recommendations. There is only one recommendation …

After excessive debate, changes and moral panic, an R18+ rating bill is set to be introduced to parliament in 2 weeks time. Gamespot is reporting the news, but warns that the process is an arduous one and that it may yet take some time before an R18+ rating is introduced. …

After being refused classification when it was initially submitted, House of the Dead: Overkill: Extended Cut has won its appeal and is now rated MA15+. The Australian Classification Board refused classification for the HD PS3 version of the existing House of the Dead: Overkill for Wii, which had only minor …

SEGA Australia has confirmed that House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cuthas been refused classification in Australia. The PS3 game was set to launch on 27th October for the Playstation Move, and featured all seven scenarios from the original House of the Dead: Overkill game as well as two …

The Australian Classification Board is reporting that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance has just been rated M. The title doesn’t exist on Activision’s release schedule or web site anywhere. Activision has told MCV that Defiance is the title given to the Nintendo DS version of Modern Warfare 3, …

Sega Australia Pty Ltd has today confirmed that its hyper-violent Kinect title ‘Rise of Nightmares’ has received an MA15+ age rating in Australia. The Australian Classification Board has deemed the game suitable for those 15 years and over with consumer advice of Strong Horror Violence, Blood and Gore. After playing …