Posts Tagged ‘ r18games ’

Interview on R18+ games on 4ZzZ’s ZedGames

Last month, I was interviewed by 4ZzZ’s Zed Games show on the introduction of an R18+ rating in Australia. The show also includes an interview with Gamers 4 Croydon. You can grab the mp3 here: 20100218-ZedGames-R18-EFA-G4C. Thanks a lot to Ray and Chani for having me on the show. It’s great to see a gaming show [ READ MORE ]

Treat us like adults: rally for an R18+ rating, Brisbane

[ Reposted from EFA ] This weekend I attended and spoke at a rally organised by Ethan Watson in favour of the introduction of an R18+ rating for computer games. Many thanks to Ethan for organising the event, and thanks to the 50 or so people who turned up to show their support. Photos courtesy of [ READ MORE ]

SA Attorney-General Michael Atkinson on Stateline

  • November 14th, 2008
  • Posted in Uncategorized

r18, games, r18games, censorship [ Reposted from http://r18games.com ] The Escapist has a good story on a recent Stateline story on "the power play over video games". MICHAEL ATKINSON: I'm sure most people can distinguish the fantasy of a computer game from the reality. But it is the small number we know can't that leads to mass-murder in American high schools [ READ MORE ]

R18+ for Games discussion paper to be released

  • November 7th, 2008
  • Posted in Uncategorized

r18, games, censorship, r18games [ Reposted from http://r18games.com/. ] Jason Hill at The Age Blogs is reporting that the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG), at a meeting in Brisbane yesterday, agreed to release the discussion paper about the proposed introduction of an R18+ category for games in Australia. This is good news. Australian gamers will finally be able to have [ READ MORE ]

R18+ for games campaign launched

  • October 30th, 2008
  • Posted in Uncategorized

r18, games, censorship, efa, r18games A recent report indicates that the South Australian Attorney-General, The Hon Michael Atkinson MP, has dug in his heels and refused to make the discussion paper on Australia's lack of an R18+ rating for games public. A spokesperson for the Victorian Attorney-General, Rob Hulls, has said that “it now appears unlikely that there will be unanimity [ READ MORE ]

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