Valve responds to Left 4 Dead 2 ban
Category: Industry, Posted: 09/18/2009 at 12:49PM EDT by Mike Murphy, Staff Writer
News yesterday announced that the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification had refused classification for Left 4 Dead 2, essentially banning the game from the country. This of course came as quite a shock to developer Valve.
"We were surprised to hear of this news yesterday," said VP of marketing Doug Lombardi. "Obviously, everyone at Valve is pretty bummed."
The game was denied classification due to "realistic, frenetic, and unrelenting violence" and the gore that comes with severing limbs, decapitating, and killing the infected in other graphic ways. This, by law, prevents the game from being sold as it now lacks a rating in the country.
"It would be a shame if folks in Australia, or anywhere else, are unable to purchase Left 4 Dead 2 because of a ratings issue," Lombardi stated.
Left 4 Dead 2 launches everywhere else on November 17.
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That's pretty sad, especially considering the context of the game. Shooting up zombies -- imaginary monsters -- is not exactly a horrific thing to do.
Governments are so retarded. I can't believe they can tell adults what video games they are and are no allowed to play, basically. I would say I'd hate to have to live there, but the U.S. is just as retarded in other areas other than video games. I think i'm going to start a TRULY free country of my own one day.
Thankfully, people in Australia are going to get their hands on it anyway, so the GOV is just making the customers hate them a little more. Just the thing for regime change. ;)