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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 …

The Australian minister for home affair Brendan O’Connor believes that the adoption of an R18+ rating would create new jobs for the country’s games industry. He was speaking to students at the University of Ballarat, where he claimed that future generations would benefit from the new opportunities that would appear …

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment Australia has appealed against the decision to ban Mortal Kombat from sale in the country. Last week the Australian Classification Review Board labelled the upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 fighter too violent to receive an MA 15+ age rating. Australia currently doesn’t have an 18 certificate …

Upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 game Mortal Kombat will not be released in Australia when it hits UK stores in April. The Australian Classifications Board has placed the game’s content outside its highest age rating certificate, MA 15+, preventing it from being sold at retail or as a digital download. …

Australia will continue to go without an R18+ age rating for video games after a meeting concerning the certificate was delayed. In December Australia’s state attorney-generals agreed to draft guidelines for the introduction of an R18+ certificate for games by March 4th. This date has now been delayed due to …

There has been further positive noises regarding the possibility of the introduction of a new R18+ rating for video games in Australia. Currently the highest certificate available for video games released in the country is M15. Any games including content deemed unsuitable for those aged 15 or under cannot be …

For the second year running, hundreds of games fans have gathered in Sydney to campaign for the introduction of an R18+ age rating for video games in the country, Kotaku reports. And, much like in 2009, the masses chose to dress up like the undead and shuffle appropriately from their …

The man who will be filling the shoes of the outgoing South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is said to be in favour of the introduction of an R18+ age rating for video games in the country – a move that would effectively legalise violent games. Current Attorney-General Michael Atkinson became …

Outspoken anti-games critic Michael Atkinson has said that he fears for the safety of his family thanks to ongoing threats from gamers due to his strict opposition of legislation that could legalise violent video games in Australia. The South Australian Attorney-General claimed last month that: I’m unlikely I’ll change my …

The pressure is mounting on Australian authorities to introduce legislation to legalise the sale of adult-rated video games, with both retailers and consumers throwing their support behind the initiative. We would fully support and instigate any new legislation the government seeks fit to introduce,” a spokesperson for the Aussie branch …