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Me, I'm 30. Been gaming since 84/85. I'd consider myself hardcore, with a vast amount of knowledge of games and the industry. Also an artist, a big football (I mean soccer), anime and manga fan.

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Fave games I own and love: Snes: Actraiser, Castlevania IV, U.N Squadron, Assault Suits Valken (aka Cybernator), Desert Fighter, Chrono Trigger, PS1: SF Alpha 2, Parasite Eve, Persona 2, N64: Zelda LoT, Mario Kart, Goldeneye, GBA: Fire Emblem, Advance Wars 1 and 2, Yggdra Union, Riviera TPL, SFA3, Gekido, DS:Ouendan 1 and 2, EBA, Trauma Center, FFIII, Eyeshield 21 (jp), PS2: DMC, Burnout 3 and 4, RE series (especially 4) and MGS series, GRAW 1 and 2, Gears of War, Command and Conquer.


I one day hope to have enough games to make an archive of gaming goodness for my later years. If this industry ever goes belly up, I want the best of it in my posession. The collection keeps building and the fun continues.

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Aussie/NZ Gamers Must Unite & Fight the Powers That Be
Cowboy TTop | 3:07 PM on 07.12.2008 11 comments




Focused group effort = more win.


I jumped across to gamepolitics.com and found this news post, concerning more bullshit in the land of Australia. It appears the muppets of their ratings board has band Fallout 3, upon the lame excuse of the game depicting drug taking. Follow the link. http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/07/10/report-australia039s-fallout-3-ban-prompted-game-drug-use#comments

Once again, this is the double standard nature of the ratings board and aussie government, who still refuse to enforce an new R18 category for games. The true reason for this perhaps lays in pressure from the established media of film, when in truth they would also surely benefit from such a new rating in the end, as it may eventually trickle down to film too (feel free to correct if wrong).




Films about drugs or drug taking are okay.

Has any of the australian government seen films like Blow, which I'm sure is still on sale in australia. Drug taking/selling/dealing has been depicted many times and has been prevalent in films for many years. The question l'd be asked why is it okay for films and not games. I'm not buying that 'because you can do it in games' jibe excuse, because in all these games with such depictions, the player can't get high or feel the effects of the taking. If the player can't get high, and can only visually see the drugs onscreen and possible effects, how is this any worse than films?

I really think australian gamers should step up, grow some balls and stop this rubbish from happening. Australia is one of the largest nations on the face of the planet, which should account for a hell of a lot of adult gamers, who for too long have been treated like children (because only children play games, don't they?). Only they can break this vicious cycle.

I believe in response to not letting the australian government thought police get away with it, aussie gamers must unite and take them on. I'm surprised that none of them have got together already, especially with the power of the internet, to combat the ratings menace that plagues their past time.

If aussie (and new zealand) adult gamers love their games enough, I feel they should be doing the one thousand gamer march to their government parliament building and make their voices heard. Throw in some media coverage and it would be a stewing pot of unexpected trouble for the powers that be. I guess its all about how badly gamers down under want it. Keep pushing and you'll get what you want. I'm sure the ESA would help out in order to get thing rolling.



Perhaps you'll have to hire Snake, to get your copy of Fallout 3 into Australia.

Another interesting part of this saga is the australian government also trying to cut the importing angle in an effort to stop gamers second means (good luck with that, when has it ever worked). Hope they have enough manpower to handle it. I'm sure many will still brave this avenue than miss Fallout 3 altogether.

Do you want it enough, gamers down under? I pray this post will ignite the passionate spark in any aussie/new zealand gamers out there and get them to act. Only then will any change happen. A one thousand or million gamer march would really be something (wishful thinking perhaps). I'll refrain from convict island and prison bending over jokes, once you gamers unite and fight back.

Feel free to add your opinions.


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TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/12/2008 20:40
TheToiletDuck
New Zealand usually gets the unrated version so we should be okay.
Alasdair Duncan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/12/2008 21:42
Alasdair Duncan
It sucks doesn't it? I don't know what we can do about it really, aside from try and apply some political pressure. The media here seem to have the stance of being anti-adult videogames, much like most other countries.

I'm having to import the PC version Fallout 3 from Play Asia, wouldn't have minded playing it on my 360 but that damm region locking....
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/13/2008 00:36
Cowboy TTop
You should check with Bethesda on the region locking. I'm sure that aussie and nz gamers can still import from the U.K with ease (try play.com or play asia). U.K and Germany use PAL like Australia.

I know the ESA, while many have knives out for them at the moment, are the only real voice that can challenge the state of things in a good light. I'm just wondering where a brave aussie gamer will come from brave enough to fight for their adult games.

What I'd like to see is everyone down there to import the 360 and PC version, despite the bs law, and be prepared to do a stretch of prison for said game. Only then will the media see how pathetic the lack of an R18 rating is, when police could be chasing real criminals. And we all know the taxpayers hate their money being wasted on bogus law enforcement.

Just remember to keep fighting them and keep importing.
Skribble's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/13/2008 05:39
Skribble
You want to know why I, and many others, don't get up and fight? Because we can import said banned game from ebay or playasia for about $40 cheaper than if we had bought it locally.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/13/2008 12:02
Cowboy TTop
That's cool Skribble, but the bigger issue is getting that R18 rating you guys sorely need. Until then, games stores in Aus and NZ will continue to lose money on certain games. Not all of those stores will be big chains.

Are you prepared to fight (including protests etc) for an R18 game rating, Skribble, or just sit back, suck government cock and import all the time?
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