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07-29-2005, 09:37 AM	#1
Batist Treasure Hunter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sainte Maxime Posts: 34,890	"Bye Bye GTA SA" or so says Dawson Australia Outlaws 'Grand Theft Auto' 2 hours, 37 minutes ago SYDNEY, Australia - Australian officials effectively banned the computer game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and ordered it removed from stores Friday because it contains hidden sex scenes that can be viewed with a special Internet download. ADVERTISEMENT The Office of Film and Literature Classification said in a statement it had outlawed sales of the game by stripping it of its official classification after learning of the explicit content. "Revocation of a classification means the computer game cannot be legally sold, hired, advertised or exhibited in Australia from the date the decision is made," the statement said. "Businesses that sell or hire computer games should remove existing stocks of this game from their shelves immediately," said Des Clark, director of the government-funded classification board. The game involves a main character seeking bloody vengeance on gang-filled streets, firing automatic weapons and picking up women along the way. After downloading and installing a modification to the game — one of many "mods" available on Web sites maintained by video game enthusiasts — a new world opens up in which the girlfriends appear nude and engage in explicit sex acts, according to the modification's author. The classification board in October 2004 gave the game a MA15+ rating, meaning it could be sold only to people aged over age 15, and warned that it contained "medium level animated violence, medium level coarse language." On Friday, Clark advised parents to be on the alert for their children accessing the explicit scenes. "Parents are strongly advised to exercise caution in allowing children continued access to the game," he said — particularly if they have access to the Internet modification. __________________

07-29-2005, 09:48 AM	#2
SoopaKoopaTroopa Guest Posts: n/a	its been partially banned here de facto... Best Buy, Walmart, and Target (the three biggest videogame retailers) have all agreed to not only not sell it, but also pull it from their shelves.

07-29-2005, 10:41 AM	#3
Curtis Someone's Ugly Daughter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In a new home. Posts: 19,288	How dare you put sex in a game. I was just going about my business, shooting prostittutes in the face, selling drugs, and killing innocent bystandards when I had SEX with another concenting character WIHTOUT PAYING FOR IT! HOW DARE THEY! BOYCOT Take Two!!! __________________

07-29-2005, 10:47 AM	#4
bleeper Guest Posts: n/a	Australia is quite strict with games i think they banned MAnhunt and i think they banned Project Gotham racing in New zealend.

07-29-2005, 11:10 AM	#5
Orangeade saucy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where is it that you live? Posts: 2,075	Didn't they ban GTA III also? __________________

07-29-2005, 03:42 PM	#6
BEan Microsoft certified Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On a rooftop with a bullhorn. Posts: 10,871	I am not surprised. __________________ The sounds of DKL screaming and yelling in agony is magical and relaxing.

07-29-2005, 07:14 PM	#7
Vrgin X Boom Boom Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wenatchee, Wa Posts: 640	Take-Two Interactive= Totally frakked! __________________ meh, no time for sigs. Vrgin X on Tweaker!

07-29-2005, 07:15 PM	#8
Old School Gamer Survivor through Jesus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Denham Springs, LA Posts: 3,517	Excellent news. Hopefully the US follows suit. __________________ I have a downline of 1205 (and growing) in MLM and still moved on. Am I crazy? Never! Find out why in my Carbon Copy Pro review! See the Official Blog of Forest Marie!

07-29-2005, 07:17 PM	#9
Bionic Commando Tom Cruisin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irlanda Del Norte Posts: 4,050	The internet is a beautiful thing. CHA-CHING! Could be worse: Aren't practically every form of videogame banned in Greece? __________________ http://ad-hoc-committee.blogspot.com/

07-29-2005, 07:19 PM

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Aidan_702

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Originally Posted by Bionic Commando

The internet is a beautiful thing. CHA-CHING!

Could be worse: Aren't practically every form of videogame banned in Greece?

Oh no, thankfully the government didn't actually realise that computer games were part of these and they finally put things back to normal again.

It was only really meant to ban fruit machines and the like.

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07-29-2005, 08:17 PM	#11
~~AxeUnleashed~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dearborn Posts: 3,437	did they ban the console game too?

07-29-2005, 08:42 PM

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iJimmy

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Originally Posted by bleeper

Australia is quite strict with games i think they banned MAnhunt and i think they banned Project Gotham racing in New zealend.

wtf could project gotham POSSIBLY be banned 4? r u serious?

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07-29-2005, 09:27 PM	#13
Dawson Mr. Tambourine Man Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 10,440	The entire GTA uproar is just dumbfounding to me. __________________