![]() The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) responded to the news in a statement saying: "Under the new guidelines, we celebrate the fact that adults can now access age-appropriate games which may have otherwise been refused classification, but as we have argued, we also must accept that there will be some video games which will fall outside the scope of the R18+ guidelines. In the six months since the new rating was introduced, the ACB has applied it to 17 video games, including God of War: Ascension and Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel. The new guidelines began on January 1 this year, and introduced a new adult level for video games, R18+, which restricts sale to anyone under the age of 18. Games that are rated Refused Classification are banned for sale, hire or public exhibition in Australia, and are illegal to possess in Western Australia and some parts of the Northern Territory. Such depictions are prohibited by the computer games guidelines.”Īccording to a report on CVG, Saints Row 4 developer Volition is working to create an Australia-specific version of the game by "removing the content which could cause offence without reducing the outlandish gameplay". “In addition, the game includes elements of illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards. The ACB decision marks the first time a video game has been refused classification under new guidelines which include an R18+ option.Ī statement released by the board said: “In the Board’s opinion, Saints Row IV, includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context. On PC, the moves are still represented by analog sticks.Saint’s Row 4, an open-world action adventure video game expected to sell millions around the world, has been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board (ACB), meaning it cannot be sold in retail stores in Australia. ![]()
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