Australia forbids sale of Left 4 Dead 2

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The Australian games ratings board have refused to classify Left 4 Dead 2 for release. Because the game features a lot of blood and gore, it is only suitable for those who are 18 and over. Because the Australian ratings board (the OFLC) is ridiculous, they do not have an 18+ rating. Therefore, Left 4 Dead 2 is banned from being sold in Australia.

Because of the stupid and backwards system in place in Australia, the game must either lose all of its sales or cut out most of the mature content in order to secure a 15+ rating. I know that many are campaigning for a separate ratings board for games in Australia, and I wish them the best of luck- even if all they can hope for is an 18+ rating for now, that’s a start. As if they don’t suffer enough from price hikes and late releases.

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  • goombabob

    as an australian i am so sick of this shit. i was looking forward to the release too. hopefully someone works out a way to get around the ban so i can get it off steam.

  • Mike

    Who cares what the rating board says, game stores should just buy the game and sell it to people as “unrated”