<p><em><strong>OMG! this cannot be true, How could they ban Left for Dead 2!</strong></em></p>
<p>No this is not my latest b-boy rap, it’s a reality that all gamers are going to have to face now that the game has been refused classification due to its “Realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence”.</p>
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<p>Left for Dead 2 is the sequel to one of last year’s most popular games. Battling your way out of zombie infested worlds L4D quickly boomed in popularity due to its fantastic multiplayer options, And lets be honest, what’s more fun then battling your way out of a city full of zombies with your closest friends? Not much really.</p>
<p>Left for Dead 2 is a classic case of Australians getting the short end of the stick due to our prehistoric classification system that doesn’t believe that video games are embraced by a mature audience. I don’t know how this is possible, PriceWaterhouseCoopers latest Media & Entertainment outlook reports that the <strong>average</strong> age of a ‘Gamer’ is currently 30 years old. This is people who play games regularly for 1 hour or more a week. PWC also reports this is on the rise, and expect the average age of a gamer to be 40 in the next four years.</p>
<p>Now everybody knows that Valve will be resubmitting an updated version of the game with some kind of tweaks to skim through the classification board though its a frustrating situation to be sitting in right now.</p>
<p>Seriously, I never use this blog to rant though about time that Australian classification board wakes up and accepts the fact that gamers are mature and we deserve an R18+ classification!</p>
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Posted: September 21st, 12:23pm #1 | |||
here here i agree  |
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Posted: September 21st, 12:08pm #2 | |||
"about time that Australian classification board wakes up and accepts the fact that gamers are mature and we deserve an R18+ classification!" The Classification Board don't make the rules regarding the classification ratings available - they merely assign them. The actual obstacle for an R18+ classification is South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson. |
