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December 11th, 2009 at 11:15am
Under Xbox 360
Konami appears to be daring enough to localize Ninety-Nine Nights 2 — which, we suppose, isn’t too much of a surprise since it showed the courage to publish the sequel to the mediocre action title in the first place. While Konami hasn’t said anything official, an OFLC rating has appeared for N32, outing at least a tentative plan to publish the game in Australia. Speculation: Konami’s not going to localize the game just for Australia.
Whether the announcement is good news or not depends on your faith in Feelplus (for whom this is the first action game) to deliver a better Dynasty Warriors-type game than Phantagram did.
OFLC suggests Western release for Ninety-Nine Nights 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 27th, 2009 at 05:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Q-Games and Nintendo had a recent partnership in the release of Digidrive, but it doesn’t seem like they’re letting their relationship cool off any time soon. According to a new OFLC rating, Q-Games is developing — and Nintendo is publishing — a game called Reflect Missile. No platform was announced, but the safe money’s on either a DSiWare or WiiWare release.
Now, let’s get to determining exactly what a “Reflect Missile” is. Is is just, like, a really shiny missile, in which one might see themselves? Or is “Reflect Missile” a command in weird, broken English? For instance, “Captain Douglass, reflect [that] missile?” Or is the command being issued directly to the missile itself — “Reflect, Missile!” The possibilities are as endless as they are nonsensical.
[Via GamerBytes]
OFLC rating reveals Q-Games’ Reflect Missile, Nintendo publishing originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 3rd, 2009 at 02:20pm
Under Xbox 360
Footage allegedly taken from Australia’s censored version of Left 4 Dead 2 has made its way online … and we feel it’s inadequately preparing citizens down under for the future! Though the game will get Aussies used to facing down a charging zombie horde, it does nothing to desensitize them to the revolting gore that inevitably follows.
The censored version lacks exploding heads, dismemberment (courtesy of the new melee weapons) and burning corpses. Sadly, for those of us who have built up a considerable hatred for the undead scourge threatening our civilization, the fallen undead just fade into the ether. Check out the full video after the break and pray for Australia’s survival when the zombie apocalypse comes.
[Via Destructoid]
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Video: Censored Left 4 Dead 2 right 4 classification originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: australia, fps, gore, left-4-dead-2, oflc, valve
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October 22nd, 2009 at 11:31am
Under Xbox 360
On this day of reckoning, Australia’s Office of Film and Literature Classification has denied Valve’s appeal to sell the unedited Left 4 Dead 2 down under. The three-member board determined unanimously that the game “could not be accommodated within the MA 15+ classification,” which is the highest rating allowed for video games in the region.
The board believes that there is “insufficient delineation between the depiction of general zombie figures and the human figures.” The inability to clearly distinguish the humans from the “clearly fictional ‘infected’” was a “major consideration” of the board.
The unedited version of Left 4 Dead 2 is classified RC (refused classification) and “cannot be sold, hired, advertised or demonstrated in Australia.” Sorry, mates. An edited version of the game has been approved by the OFLC for consumption in Australia — censoring “decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles of dead bodies lying about the environment.”
[Thanks, Adam]
Unedited Left 4 Dead 2 refused Aussie classification for second time originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 20th, 2009 at 10:30pm
Under Xbox 360
Ubisoft’s tentatively titled Ghost Recon 4 may just be “Ghost Recon: Predator” — that is, if this OFLC classification is any indication. The classification itself is pretty barren, save for the title of the game, the fact that it’s multiplatform and it’s rated MA 15+. Still, given the title, it’s a pretty safe bet that this will be a Ghost Recon game more in line with the roots of the series and not another Advanced Warfighter — mostly because it doesn’t have “Advanced Warfighter” in the title.
Hopefully, Ubisoft will confirm sooner rather than later. We definitely encourage the company to do so, especially if it still hopes to get the game on shelves by March 2010.
[Via VG247]
OFLC rating outs ‘Ghost Recon: Predator’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 7th, 2009 at 03:00pm
Under Xbox 360
Valve is working two angles to get Left 4 Dead 2 on Australian consoles and PCs, following the Aussie ratings board’s refusal to classify the zombie shooter. One version of L4D2 making its way through the OFLC is an “Australia specific” (i.e. edited) take on the game, while the other is the gore-lovin’ original, which Valve currently has on appeal.
Gamespot spoke with Valve’s Gabe Newell, who explained that the next step for the unedited version won’t occur until October 22, which means the timing gets tight in terms of manufacturing and other hurdles before a November 17 launch. Valve project manager Erik Johnson finds the OFLC’s issues with the sequel to be “inconsistent” because of Left 4 Dead’s unedited release in the region. We wish Valve (and the gamers of Australia) all the best in working out those Michael Atkinson issues.
Source — Valve to resubmit two versions L4D2 (Gamespot)
Source — Newell discusses ban on video (Gamespot)
Left 4 Dead 2 trying 2 approaches 4 sales in Australia originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 30th, 2009 at 05:44pm
Under Xbox 360
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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September 25th, 2009 at 06:00am
Under Xbox 360
In the wake of its Australian “banning,” Valve has seen fit to send out an update of Left 4 Dead 2’s ratings across this zombie smorgasbord we call a planet. We knew that Valve was “bummed” about the ban, but the letter that the company sent out could be interpreted as it saying, “Hey, wait up, places like Germany and Japan gave us ‘18+’ ratings … and you know how sensitive they are about violence.”
Valve is still awaiting a rating in the UK (BBFC) and New Zealand, and submitted its appeal regarding Left 4 Dead 2’s non-classified status in the land down under on September 23. With any luck, Aussies will be able to play the game — with some edits, perhaps — when the zombie sequel launches November 17.
L4D2 rated in other violence sensitive regions, Valve appeals Aussie ban originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 19th, 2009 at 08:00pm
Under PC+ Xbox 360
It seems Australian zombie enthusiasts aren’t alone in their dismay over the OFLC’s recent ban on the sale of Left 4 Dead 2 in the Land Down Under — Valve’s Doug Lombardi recently told Shacknews that the ban came as quite a surprise for the developer as well. “Obviously, everyone at Valve is pretty bummed,” Lombardi explained, as a grief-wracked Gabe Newell wept openly into his shoulder.
It’s a real shame that the OFLC added L4D2 to its expansive list of titles prohibited from being sold in Australia — not only because Aussies will be robbed of one of the most promising multiplayer titles of 2009, but because it effectively invalidates the two parties’ pre-existing peacemaking efforts.
Valve is ‘bummed’ by Australia’s Left 4 Dead 2 ban originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 10th, 2009 at 06:48pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
With the slowing pace at which Nintendo releases Virtual Console games, it’s taking longer and longer for our Virtually Overlooked columns to be revealed as prescient — but it’s happening. The Australian OFLC ratings board has just revealed two classic Street Fighter games heading to Wii soon: Street Fighter II’ Champion Edition and … Fighting Street, the Turbografx-16 CD version of the very first Street Fighter.
The Champion Edition could be the arcade game, but is probably the PC Engine version, which is surprisingly faithful for an 8-bit port of the arcade game. It’s another port, but, like Fighting Street, it holds value as a curiosity.
[Via NeoGAF]
OFLC: Two more Street Fighter games on Virtual Console originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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