Australia’s Office of Film Literature Classification (OFLC) has refused classification to another videogame.
Refused-Classification.com noticed that the free-to-play MMO game CrimeCraft from developer Vogster Entertainment is the latest game to be Refused Classification (RC), rendering the game unable to be released in Australia.
The ruling date was November 26, 2009.
The title was given an “M” (Mature) rating in the U.S. by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). From the ESRB’s description of the game:
Small splashes of red blood indicate successful hits, and bloodstains are depicted on the ground under some defeated characters. Achievements and mission titles sometimes contain profanity (e.g., achievement called "F**king Ridiculous"; missions called "I Ain't Movin' B*tch," and "Poppin' a Cap in Yo A*s"). Players can customize female avatars so that they only wear a bra and thong-style panties or outfits that expose deep cleavage; players can also trigger a brief dance in which an avatar caresses her body.
Refused-Classification notes that this is the fifth game Refused Classification this year, tying yearly highs met previously in 2004 and 2008. In addition to CrimeCraft, Necrovision, Sexy Poker, Left 4 Dead 2 and Risen were all given an RC rating this year.
Based on the ESRB descriptor, the website speculates that CrimeCraft was banned on the basis of violence contained within the game.
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Sooner or later game devlopers are just going to downright ignore Australia until this idiot Atkinson is booted out of office and replaced with someone with some commen sense.
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As much as Australia needs an R18+ rating, the OFLC also needs a massive overhaul on how they rate and classify games. I can't even begin to count the number of times games have been strictly or leniently rated in comparison to the rest of the world.
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crimecraft sucks anyways. APB will be FAR better.
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This is getting rediculous, there has to be some way to oust Atkinson from power.
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The developers guide to avoiding your game being banned in australia
Taking of and selling of real world recreational drugs - OK. (GTA's)
Taking of made up prescription drugs - OK (Fallout 3)
Taking of real world prescription drugs - BAN (Fallout 3)
Taking of and selling made up recreational drugs - BAN (Risen, Crimecraft)
Dismemberment of limbs on zombies - BAN (Left 4 dead 2)
Dismemberment of limbs on human character - OK (Fallout 3, Soldier Of Fortune (unless they are already dead), Borderlands)
Decapitations - Depends what mood they are in (Dark Sector BAN, Borderlands OK, Fallout 3 OK)
Damage dealt to corpses after death - Depends what mood they are in (Dark Sector BAN, Soldier of Fortune BAN, Fallout 3 OK, Left 4 Dead OK, Left 4 Dead 2 BAN)
Graffiti - Depends what mood (Getting Up BAN, saints row 2 OK)
I wonder why people are having trouble keeping up with this stupidity....
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This should be listed as evidence about why Atkinson´s plan to defend Australia people from imaginary violence fails so hard.
They will look up and shout "Give ROFLCOPTERS to us"... and I´ll whisper "NO". The cynical side of videogames (spanish only): http://thelostlevel.blogspot.com/ My DeviantArt Page (aka DeviantCensorship): http://www.darkknightstrikes.deviantart.com
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I sincerly doubt it was related to the violence, most likely it was more related to how female avatars appear overly sexual in the game, the violence is relatively tame compared to even most australian M rated games.
Oh well, wait for the OFLC judgement document to be released and we'll see what happens
NVM, found the reason here: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/11/drug-use-the-reason-for-crimecraft-banning/
Drug use, eh? Well it's not the first time it's happened.
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Weird, the ESRB description doesn't make the game sound that violent. And the ESRB doesn't mention anything about drug use or anything like that. Huh.
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Why do I get the feeling Atkinson is just chipping away at certain game content until all that's left are kiddie titles?
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More and more games are failing to receive classification as Game Developers realize Australia is irrelevant...more at 11.
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All the more reason to fight for that R18+ rarubg everyone int he country wants.
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And i thought Australia was a caring and democratic nation where people could do what they see fit without hurting others.
two words should not exsists in a so called Democratic nation "Ban and Censorship"
And if a nation that doesn't defend for its rights then it dosent deserve any of it
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two words should not exsists in a so called Democratic nation "Ban and Censorship"
This and this.
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I wonder if the same brigade will come out against me if I speak poorly of Australia's system as when I speak poorly of the BBFC.
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Someone want to explain to me why Risen was banned. I thought it was pretty tame for an M rated game.
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Players can customize female avatars so that they only wear a bra and thong-style panties or outfits that expose deep cleavage; players can also trigger a brief dance in which an avatar caresses her body.
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Ass?! Ass!?!? ASS!?! Are you fucking kidding me?!
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For a moment there you made me think of a certain critic that remembers things so we don't have to...
Ah yes, the nostalgia critic. God, I really have been watching the hell out of his videos (As well as AVGN's)
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Somewhere in Australia, a madman is laughin loudly...
They will look up and shout "Give ROFLCOPTERS to us"... and I´ll whisper "NO". The cynical side of videogames (spanish only): http://thelostlevel.blogspot.com/ My DeviantArt Page (aka DeviantCensorship): http://www.darkknightstrikes.deviantart.com
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And his name is Atkinson.
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He knows he can´t be stopped... he knows he is immune to reason, to logic and public opinion. He laughs in the dark... he laughs...
(He also plays that "Wii game")
They will look up and shout "Give ROFLCOPTERS to us"... and I´ll whisper "NO". The cynical side of videogames (spanish only): http://thelostlevel.blogspot.com/ My DeviantArt Page (aka DeviantCensorship): http://www.darkknightstrikes.deviantart.com