bobo081093 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 So Saints Row IV has been refused classification in Australia effectively banning it, what do you think Vs chances are? www.classification.gov.au/News/Pages/25June2013SaintsRowIVfirstcomputergameRefusedClassification.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcs Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 What just about to post this. Twitter is going nuts right now. Hopefully for my Aussie buddies, the unexpected happens and they can get their hands on V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omggtav Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 MEDIA RELEASE ‘Saints Row IV’: first computer game classified Refused Classification The Acting Director of the Classification Board Mr Donald McDonald announced today that Saints Row IV was the first computer game in Australia to be Refused Classification under the Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games that commenced on 1 January 2013. The Classification Board classified the game RC (Refused Classification) in accordance with item 1(a) of the National Classification Code and in accordance with the computer games guidelines. In the Board’s opinion, Saints Row IV, includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context. In addition, the game includes elements of illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards. Such depictions are prohibited by the computer games guidelines. Mr McDonald said the Classification Board had now been applying the new computer games guidelines for almost six months and this was the first game to be refused classification. “Apart from today’s decision, since the beginning of the year, the Board has classified 17 games R 18+ under the new guidelines,” Mr McDonald said. When making decisions about computer games, the Classification Board must use the criteria set out in the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games Act) 1995, the National Classification Code and the Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games. The new Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games came into effect on 1 January 2013. Prior to then, Australia did not have an adult category for computer games. An application to classify Saints Row IV was received by the Classification Board on 13 May 2013. Classification decisions can be viewed at the classification website at www.classification.gov.au. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lll-H-I-M-lll Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 thought england was bad with stupid rules lets just hope they banned it because its sh*tsrow hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omggtav Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Mark my words, GTA V will come out in Australia. I'm envisioning this thread being 10 pages of bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackandWhite23 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Wow..So they banned SR:IV in Australia lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorsMom Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 lets hope they ban V in Aus too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder15 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Well that's bullsh*t! 18 year old. Can drink in night clubs, legally drive, by Cigaretts, by alcohol from a bottle O, get a screw from a prostitue But can't play a cartoon comedy game filled with stuff that the subject does every weekend... Only in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBelic Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 This isn't the end, we'll raise against this pathetic existence of a lifeform and protest, I hope anonymous will involve themselves in actions against the Australian Government. GET RID OF GILLARD, THE f*ckING SLUT, WE DON'T WANT HER, HER REFORMS ARE STUPID AND RETARDED, BRING BACK RUDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliRow Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Haha that's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Justice Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 In my opinion, it's almost entirely based around the "elements of illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards." Fallout 3 had the exact same issues, but it was still eventually classified and came out at the same time in Australia as the U.S. So, here's the thing, if Trevor is a drug addict, what will be the effects of him taking drugs? Will they give him bonuses in health, speed or stamina? Or will they just make the screen go blurry with him stumbling around? The two are very different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doland J. Trump Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Who cares, just import it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggot899 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Lol, people caring about that game. Good laughs, good laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragonsBOOM Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Why does the Australian classification always have such a stick up its ass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcs Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Me personally, I don't care for SR4. Just looking at the bigger picture and what's to come. I'm American tho, so what do I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBelic Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 This is a disgrace. Stand Australians, stand. I'm no fan of the Saints Row series but this is an impeachment upon our rights! This is a free country and that means we should be able to access what we wish, no matter what's in it. We don't want Gillard as our leader and she ignores this and doesn't piss off, we at least want Rudd back, yet we're ignored by the Labor party? I'm no fan of the coalition but they're all about the economy, maybe we should just vote them in so we can actually get f*cking games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Foley Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'm so worried for you guys now. What if V is banned ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSoha Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Wow Australia is such a nanny state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mordecai Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Isn't there an 18= rating that was JUST instated in Aussie? Sucks to be you guys. #Murica' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBelic Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'm so worried for you guys now. What if V is banned ? I'll protest against this Government, and with violence. I'm seriously f*cking pissed off now, if V's banned then I don't care about our legal system anymore. This is coming from someone who's being studying legal for a year and a half and this is just such a pathetic disgrace. Honestly, his names f*cking Donald McDonald, how can we take a motherf*cker with a name like that seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer620 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Saints Row IV, includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context. Sums up the way the Saints Row series is going... I wasn't going to buy this game anyway. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golf wang Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Basically a slap in the face to all the people who said Saint's Row is for "kids". Yeah, right. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBelic Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 American-based publisher THQ can appeal the decision to the Classification Board, or censor elements of the game and reapply for a classification in Australia. It isn't over yet. SCREAM OUR OUTRAGE AGAINST THIS AND THEY WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS, WE WON'T LET THEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verdant Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 f*ck, this actually worried me for GTA V. Honestly, the Australian Government has allowed 18+ games and then this happens? Our Government.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentPericant Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'm so worried for you guys now. What if V is banned ? I'll protest against this Government, and with violence. I'm seriously f*cking pissed off now, if V's banned then I don't care about our legal system anymore. This is coming from someone who's being studying legal for a year and a half and this is just such a pathetic disgrace. Honestly, his names f*cking Donald McDonald, how can we take a motherf*cker with a name like that seriously? Protesting with violence will definitely sort the situation out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platinumlexus Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 If gta v is banned I will just import from somewhere else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
From B With Love Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Haha that one guy screaming about protesting.... Yea braaaaaahhh well meet you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poklane Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) If V is going to be released in Australia, they'll probably cut some content for just their version. Edited June 25, 2013 by poklane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyz Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/25/saints-r...-volition-rewo/ They are going to cut stuff out of SR4 so it will be legal in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyz Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Haha that one guy screaming about protesting.... Yea braaaaaahhh well meet you there. then they will update it like what they did to GTA 4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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