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| Subject: Absurd OZschwitz censorship: R18+ video games rating comes into effect Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:58 pm | |
| An adults-only rating category for computer games has come into effect across the nation.
The new R18+ category will make it illegal for people under 18 to buy, hire or view any games given the rating, while it will be illegal for retailers to sell R18+ games without the new markings.
The R18+ rating is given to games with content considered to be high in impact.
South Australian Acting Premier John Rau, a long-standing campaigner for the R18+ classification, welcomed the new scheme. Advertisement
"Just as is the case with movies, some video games are clearly not appropriate for young people," Mr Rau said in a statement on Tuesday.
"These new laws will mean that games that are not suitable to be played by minors can now be appropriately classified as adult material."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/r18-video-games-rating-comes-into-effect-20130101-2c4ls.html#ixzz2GltLql5F
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