Following Saints Row 4, State of Decay has reportedly earned the dubious honour of becoming the second game to be refused classification in Australia since the implementation of the R18+ ratings ...

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Ever wanted to know how the games you play get classified? Ever wondered just who exactly is behind important decisions like the banning of games, and their re-classification for the Australian market ...

TL;DR: The Australian Ratings Board initially banned Silent Hill f due to its content exceeding guidelines, classifying it as "Refused Classification." However, the classification was quickly removed, ...

The Australian Classification Board initially featured a page that revealed Silent Hill f had been refused classification, meaning it was effectively banned from sale in the country. However, this ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Australia has been in the news as of late, and it has been thanks to an odd anime controversy.

Australia officially approved the introduction of an adults-only category for video games back in June 2012 and, after more than a decade of debate and a preposterous amount of handwringing, the R18+ ...

Silent Hill f's has not actually been banned in Australia. The Australian ratings board has been known to refuse to rate games fairly regularly, with the likes of South Park: The Stick of Truth and ...

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The Australian Classification Board has refused to classify the physical release of zombie survival game DayZ due to its use of cannabis. The title has been on digital storefronts in Australia for ...

The Australian ratings board has denied an age classification certificate, required for a game to be published legally, for Xbox zombie survival game State of Decay. Because the game features ...