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Old 25th October 2004, 15:19   #1
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Default Half Life 2 Possibly Banned in Australia?

Sumea reports the Pan European Games Information (PEGI) age rating system has given Half Life 2 an R(18+) rating.This means that minors are unable to purchase the game in numerous countries like Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. What's really interesting about this is how the game fairs in Australia.

The Australian Office of Film & Literature Classification (OFLC) has yet to classify Half Life 2, but if the board follows suit from their European counterparts, it'll mean that one of this years highly anticipated titles is banned outright from sales here. Currently, Australia has no R rating for games, so game titles need to meet the highest rating (MA) or they will be refused classification.

http://www.sumea.com.au/snews.asp?ne...lated=Industry
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Old 25th October 2004, 18:59   #2
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I still have to walk into the first shop that actually lives up to that age rating.
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