Comments on: It’s time to give video games the R18+ treatment http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/29/its-time-to-give-video-games-the-r18-treatment/ now with extra source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:19 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mike smith http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/29/its-time-to-give-video-games-the-r18-treatment/#comment-24520 mike smith Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-24520 It actually wasn't really hard to get "Getting Up" in Australia even with the ban in place. Goto an online store and order it. I did, but I wonder why. It was a really crap game to play. It actually wasn’t really hard to get “Getting Up” in Australia even with the ban in place. Goto an online store and order it. I did, but I wonder why. It was a really crap game to play.

]]> By: Jarod Burns http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/29/its-time-to-give-video-games-the-r18-treatment/#comment-24521 Jarod Burns Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-24521 Banning of a game really does just seem to boost the game's appeal to the target audience the government wants to 'protect'. It's attitudes like these that mean games may never explore the more adult themes in a grown up way that films can. Banning of a game really does just seem to boost the game’s appeal to the target audience the government wants to ‘protect’.

It’s attitudes like these that mean games may never explore the more adult themes in a grown up way that films can.

]]> By: David Lenihan http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/29/its-time-to-give-video-games-the-r18-treatment/#comment-24522 David Lenihan Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-24522 Talking of the "The Ghost who Walks", Ruddock. Since his demise as A/General it has been utter joy to not see his ashen cryptic mask scaring the hell out of my 8 yr old, everytime he auditioned as a model for the local undertaker, on TV News. Talking of the “The Ghost who Walks”, Ruddock. Since his demise as A/General it has been utter joy to not see his ashen cryptic mask scaring the hell out of my 8 yr old, everytime he auditioned as a model for the local undertaker, on TV News.

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