News by Matt S. The Australian Classification Board provides us with some of the most ridiculous examples of censorship we see in the games industry. On the more positive side it also sometimes accidentally announces games for it. Such is the case with Castlevania Anniversary Collection, a title that hasn’t…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. and Matt S. Hello everyone! I hope you have all recovered from your SMASH hangovers and are ready to read about what you missed while having a blast! This is Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. I bring some amazing news with this Wednesday morning — We Happy Few has been rated in Australia! Compulsion Games made an appeal after being denied classification, and the final decision is that the game can be released and rated R18+. The best part? No modifications…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It appears that Outlast 2 has been banned in Australia, after comments from the game’s publisher have emerged. Here’s the decision by the Australian Classification Board, as reported by Press-Start: As usual, the game’s been banned for vague reasons that basically boil down to “we didn’t…
Read MoreNews by Britta S, Matt C, Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news…
Read MoreReally Freaking Annoyed by Matt S. Only a couple of weeks after the Australian Classification Board decided to get ideological and ban MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death for utterly arbitrary reasons, the puritans are at it again and have now refused classification to Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkuni. Related reading: My report on…
Read MoreNews by Matt S.The Australian Censorship… sorry, Classification, Board, is not my favourite group of ideologically-driven government body. But sometimes the organisation has its uses. For example: today the Board confirmed that Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live is coming to Australia. Related reading: Matt’s review of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. So, Australia’s delightful censorship bureau, the Classification Board, has struck again, and once again it has struck a tiny Japanese game that was not going to offend anyone. This time around it is Idea Factory’s MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death; that has been refused classification (the dreaded…
Read MoreOne of the more odd things that I’ve been reading about the Australian games industry over recent months is the assumption that many seem to have that in adopting the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC), we are going to have a “fix” to Australia’s issues with classification and censorship. Related…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s always good to know that the Australian Classification Board is out there protecting us from things that no human being would ever want to see. Like a knight in shining armour, the Board is out there shielding us from the evils of nasty game developers…
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