Warner to appeal Mortal Kombat's RC status

By now you've all heard the kerfuffle over Mortal Kombat's 'refused classification status - here's Warner's local response.

We've not tracked much of the Mortal Kombat story - sites like Kotaku have been doing a much better job anyway, so catch up there if you're not up to speed. Suffice to say, a few days ago our own predictions about Mortal Kombat were made true when it was refused classification by the Australian Classification Review Board.

Here's what we just recieved from our local Warner rep:

"After careful consideration Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment Australia have decided to appeal to the Australian Classification Review Board against the RC (Refused Classification) decision given to Mortal Kombat. After reviewing both the game play and the Board’s original decision WBIE Australia believe the violence in the game is on par with numerous other titles readily available for sale in the Australian market. As such the company wants to exhaust all options to make the game available to Mortal Kombat fans in this country. An identical version of the game will be submitted for appeal."

This should be interesting...