Wizard Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 full article - http://uk.games.ign.com/articles/950/950795p1.html "Australia, February 3, 2009 - In a shocking move this morning, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported that Australian retailers will no longer be allowed to sell any online game that has not been classified by the Australian Classification Board. This move directly affects games such as World of Warcraft, Warhammer Online, Age of Conan and Pirates of the Burning Seas - titles that don't contain a single-player experience, and therefore did not apply for classification. The previous understanding was that online games, by their nature, fell outside of traditional national classifications - a loophole that the Classifications Board want stitched up. According to the report, a spokesperson for NSW Attorney-General John Hatzistergos said the NSW Classification Enforcement Act prohibited publishers and retailers from selling unclassified computer games. The spokesperson also encouraged individuals to report any retailer or individual found operating outside of the Classification Act of 1995. "The NSW legislation covers computer games bought online as well as those bought in stores, and treats single, multi-player and online games the same way," he said. Australian police will be responsible for enforcing the penalties, which range from $1100 to $11,000 for individuals and/or 12 months' imprisonment, and approximately double those figures for corporations." That's some really F'ed up laws, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 is Australia full of a bunch of tight asses or what? they are supposed to be all bad ass, descended from convicts and whatnot. Crocodile Dundee and Steve Erwin would not approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 It won't have any effect. You can always get them at a Trash & Treasure market, or simply order the games from interstate. Only legitimate businesses would be affected, and that's even if anyone took notice of it. The NSW govt is deeply unpopular right now, and this decision is one reason why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucandrake Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 That's like, really gay yo. Fix your governments robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S.D Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Suck to be BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawrthness Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 All online games should all be rated M for mature anyways for the simple fact of the language. That would solve all the problems lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidius23 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 man thats flocked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 All online games should all be rated M for mature anyways for the simple fact of the language. That would solve all the problems lol.ESRB rates MMOs by content, as does Europe and Japan. They don't, and cannot rate online interaction with others. It's simply impossible to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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