Saints Row 4 refused classification in Australia
"In the Board's opinion, Saints Row IV, includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context," reads the ACB's statement. "In addition, the game includes elements of illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards. Such depictions are prohibited by the computer games guidelines."
Following the news, Deep Silver provided Joystiq with the following statement.
"Deep Silver can confirm that Saints Row IV was denied an age classification in Australia. Volition, the developer, are reworking some of the code to create a version of the game for this territory by removing the content which could cause offence without reducing the outlandish gameplay that Saints Row fans know and love. Saints Row IV has been awarded PEGI 18 and ESRB M ratings where fans can enjoy their time in Steelport as originally intended."
After many years of pressure due to a number of high-profile games being banned in the country, the Australian government finally passed the law last year allowing games intended for those over the age of 15 to be bought in the country, and that law came into effect this year on January 1. In today's statement, the ACB noted it's classified 17 games under the R18+ rating so far, with those 17 including Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, and Dead Island: Riptide.
Saints Row 4 is set to arrive in North America on August 20, and Europe on August 23.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/25/saints-row-4-refused-classification-in-australia-volition-rewo/
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HKSPosted:
-MarkWoobie That's hilarious.. Australia is so weird with all their games.
I'd be upset if I lived in Australia. This is actually going to be a pretty good game.
I live in Australia and it f*cking annoys me.
DJMarkyMarkPosted:
Woobie That's hilarious.. Australia is so weird with all their games.
I'd be upset if I lived in Australia. This is actually going to be a pretty good game.
KatsumiPosted:
This is one of the things that annoys me when it comes to living in Australia. There was no reason for them to ban the game, it wasn't needed
IlIuminatiPosted:
Oasis Even more reason to buy it. I feel sorry for the aussies though.
Yeah it sucks. Because it's probably going to end up being a good game
ExoticWolfsPosted:
Woobie That's hilarious.. Australia is so weird with all their games.
That is so true. :)
TaigaAisakaPosted:
Im-a-pirateHDITeRRoRiZeI TitanFall beats any COD with its first title of the series lol. shows how **** COD is now.
And how is this relevant to saints row 4?
I think there was a COD fanboy who replied to this topic earlier so maybe he didn't quote the user or just kinda got off topic.
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