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Tag: game politics

  • Australian Government Delays R18+ Rating

    On December 10th (this past Friday), as I reported before the weekend, the Attorneys-General of Australia would meet to discuss potentially adding in a rating for mature video games – known as R18+ – that would allow video games that would potentially be de-facto banned in Australia for not making it under the guidelines of…

  • Australia Approves Major Step In Getting 18+ Games Rating

    According to a report by Australia’s Sunday Telegraph, and picked up by Game Politics, Australia has gained a step towards authorization of the 18+ rating that would allow mature rated games to be classified in the country. The cabinet of Prime Minister Julia Gillard has approved the addition of the 18+ rating, which they feel…

  • News: California State Senator Leland Yee Defends Games Bill

    The Supreme Court of the United States is about to hear arguments, starting in November, on the Cailfornia Games Law that restricts sales of certain video games to minors. The champion of the bill in California, Democratic State Senator Leland Yee of San Francisco, has defended the bill prior to the arguments. “Parents – not…