Aussies Won't Be Able to Play Left 4 Dead 2

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Australia's Classification Board has made Left 4 Dead 2 unable to be sold in Australia in its current form. The game wasn't assigned a rating as it was deemed unfit for anyone under the age of 18 to play. Games that don't fall into the ratings categories cannot be sold in the country. Some members of the board felt the game could have been classified under the Mature/15+ rating, which would have allowed it to sell. Fallout 3 almost faced a similar ban when it was released, and Valve may create a censored version to allow Aussies to play the game.

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CowKing on September 20, 2009 06:43PM wow i really hate the Australian government reply to this

JBags on September 20, 2009 07:49PM perhaps add in a disable blood option? reply to this

tjmagneto on September 22, 2009 02:44PM And re-enable it like Mortal Kombat for the Sega Genesis? ABACABB! Can't believe I still remember it. Poor Ozzies! reply to this

merry on September 23, 2009 01:06AM Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. reply to this

bilcliff on September 23, 2009 02:36AM stupid government being so outdated. they must think no one over the age of 17 could possibly play a video game so we dont need an r 18+ rating. some aussies will still play it. the internet is a wonderful thing. nuff said reply to this

N.E.A on September 28, 2009 04:17AM ............:( reply to this

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