Well unless you have been living in a cave on Mars for the last month you would know by now that Left 4 Dead 2 had been Refused Classification in Australia. A game is required to have a classifcation to be allowed to be sold. Trouble is the highest rating in Australia is MA15+ and the censors are of the view that this game is beyond that rating. Because there is no R18+ available to them, L4D2 gets the RC tag and therefore not allowed to be sold in AUS.

Australia is the only country in the western world which does not have an R18+ rating.

Read this AusGamers.com article for full details..
Why Left 4 Dead 2 Was Banned in Australia - AusGamers.com

Valve has responded..
Valve has appealed the Left 4 Dead 2 ban - BigPond GameArena News



Some more links..

• Outrage over 'gory' Zombie game ban - ABC News
• Australian Government still silent on R18+ public consultation process - GameSpot News

• R18+ Games Australia
• Refused-Classification.com | Censorship in Australia | Films-Games-Books-TV-Internet
Thanks to TOG Unknown for these two links!



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