Some of you may or may not be aware that Sega was planning to release an Aliens vs. Predator game for 360, PS3 and PC in February of next year. It seems at this point Australia will not be receiving that game. It has just been refused classification by the OFLC and Sega decided not to attempt to tone down the violence factor for a similar case with German censors. Refusing classification means that the game will not be able to be sold on Australian shores.
The OFLC claims up close and gruesome decapatation and other violent acts are the reason for the ban. Some of the things in the game definitely sound worthy of an R 18+ rating, which of course Australia does not have. In our next podcast we will be discussing a few things to do with R 18+ ratings and the OFLC, and gamers' favourite Attorney General, Michael Atkinson.
If you're interested in the game or the ban, be sure to check out this report.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
WTF of the Week: Aussie L4D2 players being kicked from foreign servers, not for ping?
Well through internet chat it has been brought to my attention that the censorship of Left 4 Dead 2 here in Australia has further ruined the game. There are reports from many Aussie gamers with the L4D2 demo on the steam forums claiming that they have been vote kicked off foreign games by other players with the normal version of the game.
Why? It appears that the censorship of the Aussie version has removed a special zombie from the game, the Riot Cop. When an Australian (or German) plays with players from another country with the normal version of the game, the Australian (or German) prevents the Riot Cop from spawning in that game. People have joined games, the other players get suspicious when the Riot Cop does not spawn, and then vote kick the Australian or German player with the censored version of the game.
This thread here on the Steam forum highlights all the problems/arguments related to this discovery. Here is an example of foreign players already looking for a way to ban all Australian and German players from their servers/games so that their gameplay experience is not ruined.
Why? It appears that the censorship of the Aussie version has removed a special zombie from the game, the Riot Cop. When an Australian (or German) plays with players from another country with the normal version of the game, the Australian (or German) prevents the Riot Cop from spawning in that game. People have joined games, the other players get suspicious when the Riot Cop does not spawn, and then vote kick the Australian or German player with the censored version of the game.
This thread here on the Steam forum highlights all the problems/arguments related to this discovery. Here is an example of foreign players already looking for a way to ban all Australian and German players from their servers/games so that their gameplay experience is not ruined.
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