No R18+ Gaming Classification in Australia

PLEASE NOTE .. The sound in this recording is somewhat suboptimal .. have updated the recording (finally) and it's available here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox7MzboA25s

The following segment was from South Australia's Stateline program, made by the ABC (Australia). If you want to contact Mr Atkinson to tell him your views, his official email address is attorney-general@agd.sa.gov.au

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Computer
• Games
• Gaming
• Classification
• R18
• South
• Australia

[Tuathalful]

Who does bloke think he is? The savior of children? No, he's a selfrighteous arsehole imposing his own narrowly concieved values on consenting adults on mass. He is completely out of touch with reality, only a handful of ferals let their really young kids to play ultraviolent games, millions of others are just being shat on. This facists should piss off back to his church, I'm sick of these Christians; they're behind the idiotic mandatory ISP filter too :P

[XxUnitedAsiansxX]

Dont worry guys, hes old! hes bound to have a heart attack! someone scare the fck outta him!

[CafariX]

@CheeseAssassin666 oh i see wat u mean yeah fe

[CheeseAssassin666]

@CafariX let me put it too you this way. I use to love playing games like COD and battlefield but that that all changed when kids as young as 10 started play and that just fucked up the game. i just dont want that to happen to any R18 game in the future. So u r right in away but thats not my point. the point is that i believe parents should be properly notified about the game they are buying for there son or daughter.

[CafariX]

@CheeseAssassin666 so what your saying is even if aus use r18+ rating parents wont care and still buy their children gruesome games(so R18+ rating is pointless?)

[nickynok1]

Even thou I'm only 14 and my dad won't let me play R18+ games I still think that people should have a choice Australia doesn't even have democracy it's just like the carbon tax we didn't even get to vote and what kind of 5 year old is going to find a R18+ game over the Internet unless they have steam and they know how to download or have a credit card there not going to get a R18+ game.

[CheeseAssassin666]

I work at JB HI FI and a few days ago an 8-9 year old approached the counter with Resident evil 5. i told him that u need to be over 15, so he got his mum to the counter and his mum bought the game for him, before i did the transaction i asked do u know what the game is about and she told me no, i explain to her what it was she than said so whats your point. i told her ur not seriously going to let him play this game are you its far too graphical. she told me to mind my fuckin business

[BigDog91527]

just another fucking asshole thinking that his opinion is more important than millions of others. Fascist asshole and worthless scumbag. Someone should kill this motherfucker immediately.

[SuperGamingFTW]

Get your facts right Mr. Atkinson. Grand Theft Auto has no such "point" system.

[whipcrackeraus]

It's funny how he says "we know that there is a link between video games and violence"... what truth? Where's the facts?

That's about as hilarious as a Labor Govt bringing in a carbon tax to lower pollution. Oh... that's much the same thing. NO EVIDENCE.

[baikoleda1]

yey Fallout 3 :D

[Mikeybetts]

Michael Atkinson is abusing his authority, he is forcing his own views on millions of people he has NO RIGHT!.

i propose a protest be held outside his office, demanding his immediate resignation.