Australia Reconsiders Video Game Rating Limit
By Joe Dodson, 12/15/2009 1:36 AMThe Australian government appears to be examining the possibility of establishing an R rating for video games.
Currently, if a video game is considered too mature for 15 year olds, it is effectively banned in Australia. This is unfortunate for Australian gamers, as there are a lot of great video games that the Australian censors consider too violent for your average adolescent. However, the government is rethinking its stance, and toward that end, it has established a web forum where Australian citizens can post why they think video games should or should not benefit from an R rating.
Submissions will be open to Australians until February 28, and they will be published for all to read. Unfortunately, none are currently posted, but that just means we all have time to get our popcorn ready.
