GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. In Australia the R18+ rating for games issue has never been so hotly ...

For GameSpot AU’s previous coverage on the R18+ issue, click here! If you’re an Australian and you’re a gamer, then you’re probably already aware that game classification in this country has some ...

Without too much fanfare, the Australian Attorney-General's Department has released the discussion paper and submission guidelines for feedback on the issue of having an R18+ Classification to bring ...

Perhaps there is a level of vested interest happening here, but with the Australian Government opening the way for discussion on the introduction of an R18+ Classification for video games, one of ...

State of Decay's delayed Australian release has the greenlight thanks to an R18+ classification. The new classification was awarded yesterday and appears to have earned Australia's highest content ...

South Australian Attorney-General John Rau today delivered some welcoming news for Australian gamers, pledging his support for the Australian Federal Government’s national push to introduce an R18+ ...

Following several delays, the Australian Federal Government has set a deadline for the state attorney generals to decide on the possible introduction of an R18+ ratings category for video games.

In the last three months, the Australian Classification Board has “refused classification” for at least four video games – effectively banning them in Australia. The latest is zombie-survival shooter ...

The Australian federal government will introduce an R18+ classification for video games, Gamespot AU reports. The country's ministers gathered at the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) ...

Mortal Kombat, which was banned and seized in early 2011 after being refused classification, has been reclassified and will be available in Australia to 18+ buyers. Michelle Starr is CNET's science ...

Update: IGN has received a copy of the Australian Classification Board report, detailing the reason Outlast II was refused classification yesterday. Please note, the description below contains ...

GDAA president and Tantalus CEO Tom Crago has written an opinion piece heavily criticising the ratings system in Australia for its lack of an 18-rating - something which he believes results in ...