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San Andreas Banned In Australia

Posted by Zonk on from the who-needs-choice? dept.

UoNTidal writes "The Sydney Morning Herald reports that following the revelation that the 'Hot Coffee' sex minigame was included in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Office of Film & Literature Classification has revoked the game's classification, making it illegal for the game to be sold in its current form in Australia. As the highest classification available [PDF link] for computer games is MA15+ (as opposed to R18+ for films that can be sold in all states and territories), the sex scenes in 'Hot Coffee' pushed the game outside the permitted content for that rating, effectively banning the game."

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  1. I know it's been said to death but... by alvinrod · · Score: 1, Redundant
    How does adding a poorly made sex mini game somehow magically change the game?

    Killing police, running over people in cars, drive-by shootings, massive gang wars, drugs, stealing cars, prostitution, hate crimes, explicit language, and everything else in the game are somehow appropriate.

    Consensual sex mini game that isn't very graphic or raunchy? BAN BAN BAN BAN!!!

    If you want to ban GTA:SA for the violence, drugs, and language that's fine by me. If all of a sudden sex is so wrong to be a bannable offense, I wonder how much longer Australia will have people in it? A little extreme, but still.

    I'm curious to know how Australians feel about this. Hopefully outraged and pissed off, because I know I would be.