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Here's Why Fallout 3 Was "Banned" In Australia

Kotaku reports: "Last night, we heard that Fallout 3 had been refused classification in Australia by the Office of Film & Literature Classification. Which is a lovely, legalese term for "banned". But just what was it about the game that caused the decision? What content was deemed too explicit to be given an MA15+ rating, the highest the OFLC are allowed to give? Turns out it had nothing to do with gore, or cannibalism. It was the drugs. Specifically, the game's "chems", or power-ups."
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Published: 545 days 17 hours ago | News | Xbox 360 | PC
 
 

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Tmac - 545 days 18 hours ago
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At least rate the damn thing M, refusing classification is just juvenile.
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Conan997 - 545 days 15 hours ago
1.1 - yea
and write, there is 'chems' use, no one under 18.
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Mozilla89 - 545 days 3 hours ago
1.2 - Wait a sec
So shouldn't games like Battlefield Bad Company where you have to inject your self every 30 secs or Bioshock where you inject yourself with plasmids also be banned? Lighten up a bit, Australia.
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thesummerofgeorge - 544 days 18 hours ago
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Censorship at its worst.
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Roleplayer - 545 days 18 hours ago
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crazy Assies - they so repressed these days arn't they ?
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kwicksandz - 545 days 16 hours ago
2.1 - this is all because of one sh1t head senator
The bastard vetoed the R18 games classification citing the need to protect children, ignoring that the ratings system does that...

Please all aussies send hate mail to

The Attorney-General, The Honourable Michael Atkinson, MP

Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001

Location: 45 Pirie Street Adelaide SA 5000

Telephone: (08) 8207 1723

Email: attorney-general@agd.sa.gov.au

We need r18 and we need it now!
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Conan997 - 545 days 15 hours ago
2.2 - kwicksandz
Nice find mate bubbles for you. Write to this guy. No to censorship
2.3 Bloodwar | 545 days 7 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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stpiio - 545 days 15 hours ago
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im so pissed right now, this forces me to buy it overseas!!
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Nevers - 545 days 8 hours ago
3.1 - And hopefully
NOT get caught and fined a crazy amount... Chances are pretty slim on gettting caught for a imported dvd; but still very nutso!d IMO.

Superfragilistic found some shocking info on the subject

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...
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VMAN_01 - 545 days 15 hours ago
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Man I live in Australia and the OFLC is a joke, I mean games like this get banned for use of drugs, which is stupid since every 15 year old knows what drugs are and what they do to the body. Good thing I don't even buy my games in Australia(PLAYASIA FTW), plus its half the price on that site.
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MK_Red - 545 days 15 hours ago
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I wish it was banned because of explicit violence :(
5.1 Bloodwar | 544 days 21 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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gundamx - 545 days 11 hours ago
6 - i think i will be living aus now lol
this blows big time i hope something can be done to fix the problem
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disrupt3r - 545 days 7 hours ago
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I bet $100 that Gears of War 2 will receive the same treatment and be refused classification as well. :/
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IzKyD1331 - 545 days 6 hours ago
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importing FTW!
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blucas - 544 days 23 hours ago
10 - Im an Aussie.
And Im fed up with this sh#t! Im going to write to this clown every week until something gets done. Everyone thats a gamer please write too, even if living over seas and tell this "person" how far behind the time/ world he and his views are. After all the average age of a gamer is 27.
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VMAN_01 - 544 days 23 hours ago
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Haha we should sereiously spam that guys inbox. Thats the problem the OFLC is run by old ****s like him, who don't even understand what gaming is about.
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Dzpool - 544 days 20 hours ago
12 - Sorry to here that
My sympathy goes out to the Aussie gamers sorry to here you guys will have to import or not get to play some of the best games coming out this year hopefully enough of you guys can get together and get this changed petition or legislation
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