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Grand Theft Auto IV edited for Australian release
While most parental groups decry the violence found in the series, it was Grand Theft Auto IV's sexual content which had to be edited for an Australian release. Importing an unedited copy carried a maximum fine of $110,000 although this was never used. -
Fallout 3 Banned
Banned for it's "reward and incentivisation" of drug use, Fallout 3 is an interesting case where the game, instead of being edited for Australian release, was changed for the entire world. This particular change amounted to renaming "Morphine" in the game to "Med-X", which allowed it to make it past the ratings board a month later. -
Left 4 Dead 2 Refused Classification
Left 4 Dead 2 was refused classification due to its "violence that is high in impact". The refusal sparked a wave of outrage in the Australian games community, prompting a 1700 strong "Epic Zombie March" in Sydney to protest the ban. An edited version was later released without much of the game's gore and without the prescence of zombified riot police. This has caused problems for Australian gamers, as many American players boot them from online sessions as the riot police will not spawn. -
Gamers 4 Croydon Founded
Originally thought of for a joke post on the steampowered.com forum, Gamers 4 Cryodon registered for the 2010 South Australian election and ran in six electorates, with the goal of unseating Micheal Atkinson from Croydon and this preventing him from opposing the R18 rating from going through. The party's highest vote was 3.7% in the seat of Croydon. -
Michael Atkinson resigns
Long time opponent of R18 rating for games in Australia steps down from his position as the South Australian Attorney General, following harassment from Australian gamers, among other things. He is replaced by John Rau, who has since become the Deputry Premier for the state. Despite describing himself as a social conservative, he has come out in favor of an R18 rating for games. -
Mortal Kombat deemed illegal to import
This is significant not only because it was the first game to be outright baned in some time, but it is also the first in Australian history that cannot be imported. Fines for importing the game can go as high as $110,000.
