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Joystiq [Xbox]
Australia has a long, sordid history when it comes to banning the sale of mature games. Titles which exceed the limits of the Office of Film and Literature Classification’s MA15+ rating are refused classification, preventing them from being sold in the Land Down Under. Following such a ban on Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2, the introduction of an R18+ rating has been feverishly debated by the nation’s officials — however, a South Australian attorney general named Michael Atkinson is holding up the proceedings by vehemently opposing the adoption of the mature rating.
Atkinson told Australian news outlet News.com.au that he’s uncomfortable with the interactive nature of the medium. “People are participating and ‘acting-out’ violence and criminal behaviour when they are playing a video game,” he explained, later adding, “it certainly does restrict choice to a small degree, but that is the price of keeping this material from children and vulnerable adults. In my view, the small sacrifice is worth it.”
Rarely can governmental actions be attributed to just one person, but the OFLC’s refusal to rate mature titles is a direct result of Atkinson’s opposition. Remember, this is the same guy who tried to censor a public document which canvassed Australians on the issue in an attempt to better advise the nation’s ratings officials. He censored the study on censorship. Consider our mind truly boggled.
[Via GamesIndustry]
Australian attorney general refuses to support 18+ game rating originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PlayStation 3
Our friends at Imperial Leisure have just informed us that the first of the Tekken 6 (PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP) videos in their viral marketing push will…
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Joystiq [Xbox]
A hands-on preview of Crackdown 2 at TGS last week came with a catch: deathmatch only. No matter how much potential for greatness a game might possess, it’s hard to gauge it’s true character when limited to a boring multiplayer mode. That’s not to say that my time with Crackdown 2 was entirely boring — it wasn’t — but simply playing the most generic mode of all didn’t raise my enthusiasm beyond a mild passing interest.
While I wasn’t able to play the game’s single-player campaign, I was shown a rough portion of it in action. Ruffian lead designer Steve Iannetta and producer James Cope showcased the game’s new weapons and enemies (the mutated citizens of Pacific City that were simply referred to as “The Freaks”). Unlike the deathmatch portion of the preview session, this part was interesting.
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Preview: Crackdown 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Like us, you’ve probably been wondering what sort of work (apart from directing people in costumes and laying on the special effects) went into Microsoft’s now-legendary Halo 3: ODST live-action short, “The Life.” Its creators must have anticipated our curiosity because they’ve put together a short-but-sweet behind the scenes video, which includes a rough cut of a scene that didn’t make it into the final production.
The micro-documentary also reveals some surprising trivia about the shoot, including the fact that the opening funeral scene was shot inside the cooling tower of an operating nuclear power plant. Oh, and the battle sequence? They filmed it at the bottom of a coal strip-mine. Really? We could have swarn it was New Mombasa.
Watch the making of Halo 3: ODST live-action short originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The title says it all, guys. Nine huge Gran Turismo 5 screenshots are waiting for your eyes below. Damn, this game looks insanely good!Gran Turismo 5 …
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PlayStation 3
Just a little heads up for those who might be interested – the demo for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Need For Speed Shift will be available tomorr…
September 30th, 2009
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From FMPro.org
Troi Automatisering and CNS Plug-ins announce the immediate availability of function references for all FileMaker Pro 7+ Native Troi Plug-ins in the FMP Ref iPhone/iPod Touch App. FMP Ref is a quick reference for Calculation Functions, Script Steps, Plug-ins and more. FMP Ref is available via the iTunes App Store… – (Troi Automatisering)
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PSP Updates
The PSP installment of Ghostbusters has had quite a bit of a rocky road. There’s none of that anymore, though, as Atari has finally announced the game…
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PSP Updates
The Sony HQ in Japan recently filed a patent for “TouchEngine” which, from what it seems, could be used in a variety of hardware ranging from, mobile…
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Coolsmartphone News
It’s fairly safe to say that o2 are probably a little upset to lose the iPhone exclusive. They’re now looking around for powerful handsets to bulk up their range and they already have the exclusive on the Pre. Today there’s the concrete proof that the all-conquering HTC Leo (gotta love those specs) will be the HTC HD2 and it is coming to o2. Not only that but it’s not going to be an “XDA” of any sorts. That’s, like, so yesterday man.
This shot is from the October copy of the in-store catalogue which you may find lurking around in the back of your local o2 store.
o2 aren’t saying anything about this as yet, so we’re off to our local o2 store to see..
Link – EngadgetMobile.com
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