L4D2 censored in Australia

For those not in the know, the reason this game had 2 be modified to be released in Australia is because we don't have a R18+ rating for games here in Australia. To have one introduced, all the states have to agree that they want one, all states have said yes to this, except SA (Michael Atkinson).

So it is one man stopping the rest of us getting an R18+ rating, So seeing as MA15+ is the highest we have got, the OFLC have no choice and the game must be modified to fit into that category if it is to be released here, otherwise its the ban hammer and the game gets Refused Classification(RC). So its not Valves Fault, Its not the OFLC's fault its not the governments fault... its Michael Atkinson's Fault.

His Excuse is that he doesn't think we need one and that if we don't have one the children wont get introduced into Violent Video Game, He thinks he is protecting the children, however when you think about it he is doing the opposite, by refusing to have a R18+ rating he is making it so that games that would have otherwise been rated as R18+ are being modified to fit into the MA15+ rating therefore introducing those games to an even younger generation than would have been whilst at the same time punishing the rest of us by censoring the game and making a choice that should be ours for us. We Should be allowed to play this as we want, in the uncensored version you have the option to disable gore if wanted.


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steam group for uncut Australian version

We just got the game yesterday, for only five bucks! With Steam games it pays to be patient, literally. The Reddit gaming community is going nuts over it. Then I discovered this bit about the Australian version of the game. I once read somewhere (on reddit) that Australia is 'like Arkansas, but with a beach.' But in this case I don't think the debate is about liberals versus conservatives. I think it's more of a practicality argument. The non-existence of a mature rating is impractical for games with mature content. Mature games cannot fit into the teen rating, so their original content must be ALTERED to arbitrarily become a teen game. It's all very interesting to think about.