After years of back and forth political posturing and bickering, Australians will finally have the ability to legally purchase games intended for those over 15 years of age. Australia’s R18+ video game classification, equivalent to the ESRB’s “M” rating in the States and PEGI 18 in Europe, has passed the federal parliament.
“These are important reforms over 10 years in the making,” Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said, as reported by News.com.au. “The R18+ category will inform consumers, parents and retailers about which games are not suitable for minors to play and will prevent minors from purchasing unsuitable material.”
The classification law now puts games on equal footing as movies and other media forms.
[Thanks, Yetimilk]
Australia finally passes R18+ rating for games originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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