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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neboPosted:
KatsumiRaheemSterling_31KatsumiSwagDaddyYolo well that's pretty stupid. Aussie gamers matter too :(
It's really annoying that they have blocked this in Australia. I was going to buy the game legitimately but now that i can't get a copy in my own country i will likely torrent it for the PC
That or you can order it from another country
It's a bit of a pain to be honest. I may look around a little though. Maybe steam will be selling it for the PC
Yeah me and you can play ;) I think I have your steam?
KatsumiPosted:
RaheemSterling_31KatsumiSwagDaddyYolo well that's pretty stupid. Aussie gamers matter too :(
It's really annoying that they have blocked this in Australia. I was going to buy the game legitimately but now that i can't get a copy in my own country i will likely torrent it for the PC
That or you can order it from another country
It's a bit of a pain to be honest. I may look around a little though. Maybe steam will be selling it for the PC
LWRPosted:
KatsumiSwagDaddyYolo well that's pretty stupid. Aussie gamers matter too :(
It's really annoying that they have blocked this in Australia. I was going to buy the game legitimately but now that i can't get a copy in my own country i will likely torrent it for the PC
That or you can order it from another country
KatsumiPosted:
SwagDaddyYolo well that's pretty stupid. Aussie gamers matter too :(
It's really annoying that they have blocked this in Australia. I was going to buy the game legitimately but now that i can't get a copy in my own country i will likely torrent it for the PC
WokzePosted:
RedDeathBox they are so stupid i will just order a copy from overseas lol
Thats what i didn't get, do they not know that people will just do that?
WokzePosted:
VanCity The game just is a remake of Saints Row 3 but with aliens.
it has aliens in it, dafuq. What has saints row come too... they should just keep it like gangster wars like saint row 2 and gta.
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