Showing posts with label banned video games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label banned video games. Show all posts

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

R18+: Why are we running in place?

For a long time, it looked like us Aussies were just going to have to deal with it. Reservoir Dogs, Left For Dead 2, Blitz: The League and a slew of other games have all been refused classification or censored in Australia for reasons ranging from violence, drug use, and sexual themes.

The most likely explination – and where I think most of us disgruntled young adults pointed the finger – was the lack of an R18+ rating on video games. A hangover from the view of video games being toys for kids that resonated through our culture.