State of Decay refused classification by the Australian Classification Board

Quote from developer:

Source: http://forums.undeadlabs.com/showthread.php?26404-Update-on-Australian-release

 

I wonder why Microsoft even requires XBLA games to have a rating. Downloadable games technically don't need to be rated in Australia. Apple, Valve, Google and many others that sell online games to Australians don't bother paying the classification board and just release the games unrated.

 

Saints Row IV has also been refused classification

OZ getting as bad as Germany with censorship?

 

Australia has always been wank for classification.

 

I really don't understand this when Australia has an R18 certificate ...

 

Because the government and the classifications board have it in their head that stopping media "glamorizing"* drug use it might stop drug use, instead of - gasp! actually dealing with the ice problem they have over there.

*I use that loosely, If I see a mope on TV or game they're always looking ugly as fuck and doing stupid shit, hardly making meth use look good.

 

That's just for show. They made it so people would shut up about it, but in reality its not going to get much use and everything will still be getting banned. Would you expect any better from a country that discriminates against women in their laws based on breast size?

 

Technically, it's illegal to sell unrated games in Australia (all films, books, magazines and video games must be classified by the Classification Board before they can be sold in Australia). The issue with things like the App Store and Steam is that it's basically unenforceable for them, so they get a free pass (there have been rumblings of changing this, which would devastate online game sales in Australia (Gerry Harvey's wet dream) and local game development).

The fuck are you even talking about?

 

Not like the aussies are missing much I was playing the demo earlier. It's nothing special.

 

http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/29/has-australia-really-banned-small-breasts/
http://boingboing.net/2010/01/28/australian-censor-bo.html
http://msmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/07/australias-war-on-small-breasts-2/

Depictions of women with small breasts is effectively banned in Australia.

 

That's... not exactly "discriminat[ing] against women in their laws based on breast size", though. It's a stupid policy, sure, but no Australian woman has been legally discriminated against based on her breast size.

It's a bit of a storm in a B-cup, really.