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News > Console Games

By Ewa Grygier | 12:37 Jul 19, 2011 | Comment Now

Essential linkage: The introduction of an R18+ rating for video games this Friday is looking increasingly unlikely. Boo!

News > Console Games

NSW Attorney backs R18 rating!

By David Hollingworth | 14:25 Aug 10, 2011 | Comment Now

Essential linkage: It's good news gamers hoping for a more mature and sensible rating system for video games, as NSW Attorney General's office backs an R18 rating.

News > Console Games

Today's R18+ decision: the bad news and the good

By Ewa Grygier | 13:15 Jul 22, 2011 | Comment Now

As expected, today’s SCAG meeting has failed to deliver an R18+ rating for games. But there may be light at the end of the tunnel…

News > Console Games

R18+ draft guidelines released

By David Hollingworth | 14:39 May 25, 2011 | Comment Now

MP Brendan O'Connor has released his draft guidelines to adopting an R18 rating - we've had a look, and reads bloody well!

News > Console Games

Government says R18+ = more Aussie jobs

By John Hilvert | 14:54 Apr 12, 2011 | Comment Now

Brendan O'Conner, the Federal Minister for Justice, tells Victorian students that the introduction of an R18+ rating could mean more local jobs.

Features > PC Games

That old R18+ chestnut: now with new flavour?

By Nathan Lawrence | 11:01 Dec 6, 2010 | Comment Now

The Australian gaming community is closer than ever to receiving an R18 rating for games - but will we get there?

News > Lifestyle

Channel Seven, IGEA and an odd day for gaming

By David Hollingworth | 13:52 Nov 4, 2011 | Comment Now

As the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association applauds new Guidelines for the classification of computer games, one attorney general talks about wanting to ban GTA... huh?

News > PC Games

EA speaks out on the R18+ rating

By David Hollingworth | 11:53 May 7, 2010 | Comment Now

The President of Electronic Arts pens an open letter on the government's rating policies.

News > Console Games

R18+: No news is ... no news.

By Ewa Grygier | 16:41 Dec 10, 2010 | Comment Now

It's the update that isn't, unfortunately: No decision on the R18+ rating for games will be made today.

News > PC Games

Responses to the Oslo massacre and violent gaming

By David Hollingworth | 12:09 Jul 26, 2011 | Comment Now

Essential Linkage: The recent massacre in Oslo was a downright tragedy, but already its drawing the same old comments from the anti-game-violence brigade. Thankfully, ...

News > Console Games

An Atomic public service announcement

By Ewa Grygier | 09:26 Jul 13, 2011 | Comment Now

A quick reminder that you that if you care about the R18+ rating for games, you have something you should be doing right about now.

News > Console Games

Warner to appeal Mortal Kombat's RC status

By David Hollingworth | 10:59 Mar 2, 2011 | Comment Now

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

News > Console Games

Gaming: not just for teenage boys any more...

By Ewa Grygier | 09:52 Jul 6, 2011 | Comment Now

In the industry's latest bit of navel-gazing, a new report throws up some new ideas about what the average gamer actually looks like...

News > Console Games

Gametraders asks parents to think of the children

By Ewa Grygier | 15:05 Mar 28, 2011 | Comment Now

As the R18+ debate looks set to heat up again, this retailer offers some sensible thoughts on the issue of violence in games.

News > Console Games

Chainsaw Lollipop not borrowing anything from Buffy - honest

By David Hollingworth | 14:28 Aug 16, 2011 | Comment Now

Trailer: You can always rely on Suda-51 for your daily dose of WTF, and Chainsaw Lollipop delivers the WTF in spades.

Features > PC Games

Smashing the digital swear jar

By Nathan Lawrence | 10:32 Aug 4, 2011 | Comment Now

We can digitally murder others online, but is it okay to swear? Nathan Lawrence thinks so.

Features > Console Games

LA Noire - proof our ratings system is broken

By David Hollingworth | 13:35 May 23, 2011 | Comment Now

We've been playing a lot of LA Noire, and it's good... but it's level of violent detail and challenging social mores deserve more than an MA15 rating.

Reviews > Console Games

Mortal Kombat 9

By Adam Rorke | 10:14 Apr 27, 2011 | Comment Now

Review: Banned in Australia, we get our secret agent Adam Rorke on the case to see what we're all missing out on...

News > Console Games

Games classification petition tabled in parliament

By Ewa Grygier | 11:39 Nov 24, 2010 | Comment Now

Senator Kate Lundy tables one of the biggest petitions in recent history and speaks out in support of an R18+ rating.

News > PC Games

Games classification is screwed up

By David Hollingworth | 11:26 Nov 9, 2010 | Comment Now

Essential linkage: The next meeting of Attorney Generals of Australia is just around the corner, and gaming is on the agenda...

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