Comments on Gamer/Law: Australia turns banhammer on Modern Warfare 2?

@Dunnas Thanks for that useful clarification rega...

2009-11-27T12:47:22.962Z

@Dunnas

Thanks for that useful clarification regarding the lack of R rating and Mr Atkinson's opposition to it. However, based upon Mr Atkinson's comments regarding both L4D2 and MW2 (which have been widely publicised on the net) I think it's fair to say that he is no fan of those games...

It's also worth noting that, if Australian law regarding games classification is anything like English law, then importing unclassified games is not only illegal, but a criminal offence!

Since when do you "gain points" in singl...

2009-11-26T06:49:22.678Z

Since when do you "gain points" in single player on COD6? That hasn't been in any game except Postal.

This is a horribly inaccurate article. Neither ...

2009-11-26T00:27:34.764Z

This is a horribly inaccurate article.

Neither south Australia the state, or Atkinson had anything to do with L4D2 being refused classification. That happened simply because of the lack of an R rating. For an R rating to be introduced, all state attorney generals need to agree unanimously, and as can imagine, Atkinson won't agree to this. This has been THE ongoing issue for many years now.

As for the version of L4D2 we received, it was absolutely not a "special Australian-only" version. Valve didn't appear to want to waste any time at all making small changes, which is all that would have been needed, to get the game in under the MA rating like the original game did. Instead they just gave us the German version of the game which goes 10 times further than necessary.

I, and everybody I know, has simply imported a region free overseas version and saved 40% off the local RRP while we're at it. It is not actually legal to import games that are refused classification, however I am yet to know of anyone that has actually had a game confiscated by customs stretching back to the GTA3 days.

Mr Atkinson needs to die soon >.>

2009-11-26T00:21:25.706Z

Mr Atkinson needs to die soon >.>