R18+ Classification for Video Games 7.30 report

On the 17th. March 2010 the Australian Broadcasting Corporation presented a story regarding a proposal for an R18+ video games classification in Australia. These are edited excerpts from that story which can be accessed from ABC 7.30 report Vodcasts at:-

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/vodcast.htm

Please refer to the vodcast for the 17th. March 2010 for the full story.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Australia
• censorship
• R18+
• games

[bald11]

This is a great story, we need a R+18 classification now, what ever happened to us adults being able to decide for ourselves?? and Michael Atkinson is a fool. It's all about censorship and nothing else.

[AirNomadDesigns]

Mmm. The sour taste of manipulation. I love you Mr. Atkinson. The oh so wise representative of what is best. You piece of faggotry.

[Crashandburn999]

To all those who think games are more impacting that movies, try to actually use that brain of your for one second. If you played an adult game, such as grand theft auto, left for dead, gear of war, etc, and then watched an adult movie, which do you think is going to be more impacting? if you say games, then put it to the test yourself to see how wrong you are. Movies have a bigger impact than games.

[furlerAU]

He was SMASHING that one finger typing!

[Mikeybetts]

Atkins would'nt get ANY threats if he just backed down.

[BRm2008]

caleb owens is a fuckhole

[BRm2008]

if a kid tortures a animal coz they got it off a game then blame the kid not the game and put a gun to a kid's head and blow him away.

[BRm2008]

south australia deserves to be wiped off the map.

[mkfan1980]

Maybe this so called Dr should look at what i got to say about what he's found.

And maybe he could call me up and say video games were bad for me.

I had a a pretty rough childhood.

And if people believe what he said to be true,i suggest looking up my channel.

mkfan1980

[MADMANx511]

It just sends our money over seas...