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Australian Ban On Fallout 3 – Why?

Posted by timothy on from the morphine's-a-stimulant-in-upside-down-land dept.

LSU_ADT_Geek writes "What could possibly be so controversial in upcoming E3 2008 headliner Fallout 3 that the Australian government would impose a dreaded 'RC' rating on Bethesda's upcoming tertiary post-apocalyptic RPG? No one knows for sure, but speculation is that the optional use of drugs in the game — specifically the option to employ morphine as a stimulant — may underlie the Aussie classification board blacklisting."

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  1. Re:Mother by CRCulver · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of all the noble and respected philosophers you could have quoted, you quote from an early 1980s rock concept album envisioned by a dude now widely reviled for the pomoposity of his lyrics?

  2. Re:Mother by RWerp · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh oh, we're snobbish, aren't we?

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  3. I sense a disutrbance in the force.. by plasmacutter · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's as if millions of australians fired up their ebay and bit torrent clients.

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