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Possible Half Life 2 Troubles in Australia

Posted by Zonk on from the aussies-have-laws dept.

Voodoo Extreme put up a quick piece on possible legal troubles HL2 may face in Australia. "In Australia, no games have been accepted if they fit into the R(18+) category, so this means HL2 needs to fit into at most the highest category of MA(15+), or it will be refused classification."

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  1. big fuss by Ratso+Baggins · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I bet this is a marketing fuss, you see the censors rated good ol' Harry Potter as M (15+) but the uproar from the people the system is designed to protect saw it dropped to PG in short order.

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  2. Re:So what if it doesn't get rated? by jonwil · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It would definatly be illegal to sell this game in australia if it was refused classification.

    In fact, I think there was some trouble back when GTA III came out because they released it before it had an OFLC rating, the OFLC gave it an RC rating so they had to recall stuff from shelves and remove the offensive content.

    Personally, I dont think that ANY video game should be banned unless it specifically encourages people to do illegal acts (e.g. how the whole aim of Manhunt is to kill innocent civillians for no reason)