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Australian Ban On Fallout 3 – Why?
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."
And on the march goes, returning us to the lost Eden that was Easter Island.
For those dweebs who govern us so wisely, like you or your snoops bother with Slashdot, let's see if this gets any mileage:
Leaving aside the whole voodoo media jive, maybe you can explain to us why it is so diabolical to present the idea of using stimulants during a combat situation in a computer game when in Real Life the news tells us that this is common as mud among our freedom-loving allies? Should Jane and John Gamer be encouraged to think that there's something wrong with "using for your country", as it were? Sounds dash unpatriotic, what?!
As ever, these uncreative parasitic throwbacks who make these decisions are not going to look beyond their own aged prejudice, unless we help them see the error of their ways.
"Computer games must be for kids. Got to keep them safe. Etc.
Who defines safe? Oh, we do. So you know it must be good!"
And with the ongoing absurdity over the kids in art flap, how long before someone turns their eye to comic books?
"By gum, it's not just Archie and Mickey in these things any more! Alan Moore, what a right tearaway! Ideas and pictures that challenge! Aieee! Throw another Lost Girls on the barbie!"