Hadn't previously heard

[aesmael]

that Fallout 3 was refused classification in Australia.

Comments

[coniferous_you]

I think it's common knowledge that, aside from being ANNOYING on the Internet, video-gamers of today really probably won't grow up to commit crimes. They might blog about liking to commit a crime, but I don't think they would. Not any more than the general population, anyway. I'd say, "they should just read books." But, well, the governments of the world like to ban books too. I guess all we can hope is that video gamers don't grow up to be censorship-crazed government officials.

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

Khe, yes. They do not seem particularly prone to crime, especially being so large a segment of the population. It does not make sense to me, either, that adults should be disallowed from playing games deemed unsuitable for children.

[coniferous_you]

Maybe the government wants to protect the people from the valorization of really weak ideas for games?

But I guess your parliament has no "weirdo puzzle and rhythm games" division, either.

What a troubling country!

[shemale.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that; Fallout 3 is a beautiful, wonderful game. I've only played it while visiting family, and only for like a couple hours, but i've fallen in love with it.