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April 10th, 2008 @ 07:14
As reported by IGN, Rockstar’s made a statement about the Australian OFLC 15 rating given to GTA IV and the fact its been forced to make edits to the game down under.
The Australian version of Grand Theft Auto IV was rated by the OFLC in December 2007 as MA15+. Unlike the US and Europe, Australia still lacks an R18+ rating for video games and as a result many games are edited for release in Australia, including most previous Grand Theft Auto releases.
While there are some minor differences between the Australian and US/EU versions, they are not significant and we do not believe they take away from the level of scope and detail that make GTA IV such an incredible experience. We would not release the game in Australia if we believed these differences compromised the quality of the game in any way.
We strongly support the OLFC and will continue to work within their guidelines; however we believe the government needs to bring games in line with other media by introducing an R18+ rating, or edits to games will continue to be necessary. We encourage consumers to let their politicians know that they support an R18+ rating for games.
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April 10th, 2008 at 9:40 am
No wonder Australian retail think the 360 is flagging. The customers are all importing.
April 10th, 2008 at 10:09 am
They could just import the PS3 version, couldn’t they?
April 10th, 2008 at 10:09 am
They’re standard PAL. They could just import either version from mainland Europe.