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The Classification Board in Australia has announced that it is taking back the PG rating that was initially awarded to the fighting game Dead or Alive: Dimensions, which launched for the Nintendo 3DS handheld, effectively banning the game from the continent state.
The Tecmo Koei video game cannot now be legally so... |
13 June 2011
09:40 GMT |
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Microsoft's Game Room may be bringing back some of the classic arcade games, but, unfortunately, most of the nostalgia that we're expecting from it won't be coming along for the ride. While there's no vivider memory of our youth than playing video games while also playing hide-and-seek with out pa... |
1 February 2010
02:59 GMT |
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While the ESRB has a very valid existence in today's society, where media accessibility makes everything available to everyone, it does seem to have a habit of delivering some of the most entertaining reading materials possible. In order to properly inform the public about the content of a game so as to protect ... |
19 January 2010
06:48 GMT |
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Earlier today, we saw that Rebellion's upcoming resurrection of the Aliens vs Predator series, in all its gore and glory, wouldn't be allowed access onto Australian soil in its current form. The country's rating board decided that the game was not suitable for an MA15+ rating, and, since there is no hi... |
4 December 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Games aren't treated as unfairly as the more popular media products as some of you might think. TIGA, the UK's game industry trade organization, plans to demolish this rebel stereotype that video games have made for themselves by pitting the number of banned video games against the one of banned movies. As ... |
3 December 2009
05:35 GMT |
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Left 4 Dead 2 might not have gotten away with its blood and violence in Australia, but Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 managed to prove that it was short enough to ride the kiddy train. The game successfully earned an MA15+ rating from the Australian Rating Board, known to be one of the strictest in the world. But that... |
26 November 2009
04:54 GMT |
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Late last month, it was confirmed that the Motion Picture Association of America had seen comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming film, the mockumentary “Bruno,” and had given it an NC-17 rating in its initial review. Now, Universal is announcing that the film was given a final R by the MPAA, via Twit... |
17 April 2009
11:14 GMT |
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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is no stranger to pushing boundaries and stirring up controversy, especially in front of the camera, as all fans must know from his 2006 “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” His latest film, though, “Bruno,” is pushin... |
30 March 2009
10:56 GMT |
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The gaming industry has been, for quite some time, the victim of prejudice from people who simply don't understand that video games are nothing more than just another form of entertainment, one that places you in the middle of the action, instead of being a by-stander when you watch a movie. Sadly, it seems tha... |
5 March 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Developer Andy Kim of Potion Factory has recently released this nifty free Mac app called I Love Stars. The app shows the rating of iTunes' currently playing song in the menu bar and lets you rate your songs in iTunes "with as few brain cycles as possible." Following users' suggestions, Andy updated his app... |
20 May 2008
04:27 GMT |
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The upcoming release of Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Xbox 360 consoles, set for the 6th of June this year will be available to less people than expected, since the BBFC has decided to rate the game 18. This means that, unlike the previous titles, this is the title that can only be sold to adults. However, the BBFC has dec... |
30 April 2008
13:16 GMT |
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It's not even out and GTA IV is creating waves of controversy. Last week, the British Board of Film Classification leaked details of the "offensive" actions that players could perform in GTA IV and now Rockstar has admitted that a "heavily" edited version of the game is set to make its debut in Australia.The BBF... |
7 April 2008
02:46 GMT |
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Rating is all the latest buzz when it comes to Internet reviewing. You choose a movie or a book, or even a service based on how many stars other people that have already viewed / read / used it have awarded. It's sort of like blending into the crowd and losing your personality when taking other people you don&#... |
19 February 2008
13:11 GMT |
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Rockstar Games' highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV has now been rated by the Australian Classification Board and got a 15+ rating. Should we expect a more... peaceful GTA? We doubt that, but we'll probably find out, since this rating proves the game is almost ready.If you didn't know it already, i... |
14 December 2007
04:15 GMT |
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Greenpeace has recently released a report showing which major companies deserve the best ratings when it comes to environmentally friendliness. Nintendo managed to be part of a premiere scoring 0 out of 10, which practically means that they'll pollute the environment each time you look at their products. Micros... |
29 November 2007
12:01 GMT |
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An article I wrote a while ago said that the PEGI rating system (which currently evaluates all games released in the UK and the rest of Europe), was to be expanded to include games playable online via consoles, PCs and mobiles. Today's news shows that Microsoft is the first to sign up to the new labeling system,... |
20 July 2007
06:25 GMT |
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It looks like the ESRB is still in the digging-up-the-dead business, having sent 3D Realms a letter in which the board advises them to be more careful with their content, as some of it (30 instances to be precise), doesn't comply with the board's Terms and Conditions Agreement. Here's one of them: "old... |
19 July 2007
06:12 GMT |
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