Video companies push to import R and X rated games

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By:
Andrew Hazelton
Posted:
February 7 2010
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- Classification Review Panel
- Video Games

Video companies push to import R and X rated games

Violent video games have been directly linked to increased violence among game players in numerous studies and tragic examples. Yet Video Game companies are pushing for the removal of the MA15+ classification cut-off in favour of allowing the importation R and X rated games into the country. These games would contain graphic horror, violence rape and sex scenes.

Yet despite the many studies and examples of role game linked violence the proponents for the importing of R and X rated games argue that it is an individual’s right to watch or play whatever they want and that the repeated playing of such extreme acts will not lead to harmful effects on players’ beliefs or values.

Games of MA15+ classification already contain more than enough gore, violence and sexual images ( as pictured above) and the last thing Australian needs is extremely violent and explicit games feeding into youth and adults minds. If you are concerned about the impact these classification schemes could bring please go to www.nor18games.com.au to find out more and to write a short submission into the Classification review panel.

Andrew Hazelton publishes the www.nor18games.com.au website.

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