R18+ Games - Au gov wants to hear from those who dont care!
Posted: 2010-05-11 03:54am
From here
The question is, are the government diverting to another issue, stalling for time until after the election or are they really this incompetent?
WTF?! We had too strong a response from gamers and those in the industry (ie the only people who care) so we're going to have to put it on hold?THE issue of an adult classification for video games appears to have been put on ice after a campaign by gamers in support of an R18+ rating.
The Federal Government last December asked for public input on whether or not Australia should introduce an R18+ rating for games.
The public consultation received almost 60,000 submissions after campaigns by game retailers and R18+ supporters to sway the results.
Now that move seems to have backfired, with gaming website GameSpot AU reporting the issue has been put on ice pending further investigation.
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor told GameSpot more information on the issue was needed because the consultation process had been dominated by "interest groups".
"Consultations, by their nature, attract submissions from people who are passionate about the issue," Mr O'Connor said.
"Ministers would like to consider other legitimate views from as wide a cross section of the community as possible."
The highest rating for games in Australia at the moment is MA15+. Titles that exceed that rating must be refused classification and banned from sale.
The question is, are the government diverting to another issue, stalling for time until after the election or are they really this incompetent?