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jebusman
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jebusman says:
Just saw this on PALGN

Video:



Transcript:

palgn.com.au/

Looks like its bad news for us
27/07/2008
brizzy
Astrolite
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Astrolite says:
WOW, these people just have no clue!
27/07/2008
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longarms
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longarms says:
lol, I dont think this is really going to affect anything. But those people really didnt know what they where talking about. We do have a ratings system for games its exatly the same format as everything esle. We just dont have an R18 rating
27/07/2008
Central Coast (NSW)
S0NY
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S0NY says:
There is still that one MP we have to worry about...
27/07/2008
Melbourne, VIC - I currently own 108 Japanese (Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games and 12 Australian (Region 4) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games...TOTAL = 120
ICC_06
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ICC_06 says:

longarms said: lol, I dont think this is really going to affect anything. But those people really didnt know what they where talking about. We do have a ratings system for games its exatly the same format as everything esle. We just dont have an R18 rating



Exactly one of them says anyone can buy a game but I believe MA game are restricted to 15 and above. The rating system is now the same as movies minus the R rating, it used to be different with G8+ and all that but it's now basically the same.

S0NY said: There is still that one MP we have to worry about...



That guy is possible getting the sack apparently
27/07/2008
Why so serious?
matt12
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matt12 says:
I dont think we need r18 video games.
27/07/2008
Australia/ Sydney
crazynites
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crazynites says:

matt12 said: I dont think we need r18 video games.



If you were over 18 you would proberly care. Lets leave it at that.
27/07/2008
Melbourne, Victoria
Unhostile
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Unhostile says:

crazynites said:

matt12 said: I dont think we need r18 video games.



If you were over 18 you would proberly care. Lets leave it at that.



I agree with the Crazynites

For some reason i want to watch more videos of this topic..
27/07/2008
Sydney, NSW, PSN ID: HostileForLife
jebusman
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jebusman says:

crazynites said:

matt12 said: I dont think we need r18 video games.



If you were over 18 you would proberly care. Lets leave it at that.



lol yeah says the 10 yr old
27/07/2008
brizzy
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Unhostile says:
I found this video, but this was said February
27/07/2008
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zyxses
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zyxses says:
I just want to scream, it's so stupid! Every other Western nation has a R18+ or equivalent...aaaarrrggghhhhh!!!!
27/07/2008
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ICC_06
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ICC_06 says:

Unhostile said: I found this video, but this was said February



That guys actually knows what he is talking about, these people who clearly have no idea should be consulting more people like him rather than doing nothing about an R rating simply because they dont understand games.
27/07/2008
Why so serious?
wutang01
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wutang01 says:
Why can't we do a Z rating like the Japanese's Cero Z.
Individuals must ask at the counter for a specific Z-rated film/game, and then the storekeeper will bring the movie/game out (after proof of age of course).

Surely this will make parents think "oh, this must be "pretty bad" if I actually need to ask for it when every other new release is displayed on the shelves".

Does anyone think this is a good idea? Having a rating more serious than R, where it can't be displayed on store shelves, and can't be actively advertised in public areas.
27/07/2008
Brisbane
WC_Loc
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WC_Loc says:
Z rated? X rated sounds better
27/07/2008
Cairns, Queensland [PSN: wc_loc]
stax28
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stax28 says:
we should hav an r18+ rating on video games even if it does mean ONLY people over 18 are able to purchase or hire them...
27/07/2008
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wutang01
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wutang01 says:

WC_Loc said: Z rated? X rated sounds better



lol ... but that's reserved for something different
Ok, maybe not Z, ...

stax28 said: we should hav an r18+ rating on video games even if it does mean ONLY people over 18 are able to purchase or hire them...



... just use the R rating, but keep the R rated games at the back of the store. Cannot be displayed on shelves, only brought out on request by the customer after proof of age.

But I guess the only problem is that under 18s would have probably learned about an upcoming R rated game on the internet already ...
27/07/2008
Brisbane
WC_Loc
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WC_Loc says:

stax28 said: we should hav an r18+ rating on video games even if it does mean ONLY people over 18 are able to purchase or hire them...

Word.
27/07/2008
Cairns, Queensland [PSN: wc_loc]
tonyamanda
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tonyamanda says:
i don't even want to watch that cause **** like that gets me fired up! other parents and people who don't play games are the one's that complain. i hate it..... i will slap the next parent that pees me off.
27/07/2008
Melbourne victoria... my life might seem lame... but it's not.
S0NY
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S0NY says:

wutang01 said: Why can't we do a Z rating like the Japanese's Cero Z.
Individuals must ask at the counter for a specific Z-rated film/game, and then the storekeeper will bring the movie/game out (after proof of age of course).

That is certainly not the case with the many (over 100) stores I purchased Z rated games from (PS2 & PS3 games). Scenario: I (I'm young looking, lol) walk into the store, grab the Z rated game from the shelf. The store clerk then cowars (I know, I know, it's not a word) away from the register, knowing full well that I'm an Otaku Gaijin. I call a clerk over, they grab the disk from their shelf and with no questions asked, I purchase the adults only game. Too easy, mate.
27/07/2008
Melbourne, VIC - I currently own 108 Japanese (Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games and 12 Australian (Region 4) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games...TOTAL = 120
wutang01
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wutang01 says:

S0NY said: That is certainly not the case with the many (over 100) stores I purchased Z rated games from (PS2 & PS3 games).



Oh really ... then the thing I read was talking crap then haha xD

Well anyway, still ... could be a good idea, enforced by law.
27/07/2008
Brisbane
Unhostile
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Unhostile says:  
I think they should just bring in the R18+

Done and done
27/07/2008
Sydney, NSW, PSN ID: HostileForLife
BahdMufu
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BahdMufu says:
Who wants to go out and kill some hookers with me? I love to do it after every round of GTA IV. I may just beat up some old people too while I am at it. I am a father and school teacher and a few drug references and scenes of explicit gore have only led me to hurt the children a little bit.
Martin Bryant who went on a rampage in tassie had been watching violent videos apparently. Obviously some people are just psychos and they will be attracted in an unhealthy way towards violent things. I play battlefield online because I enjoy the satisfaction of outsmarting people tactically. Not because I like to watch them bleed and scream (which they don't in BF BC anyway).
Bring on that R18+ rating. I wouldn't complain if games including rape or something got totally banned but is the nookie in GTAIV really worse than anything you have seen on telly?
27/07/2008
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