How would you like to live in a country where the government has throttled the video game industry to the point where developers and publishers are forced to create multiple versions of their games just to release them? Do you think I’m talking about Communist China? Think again.
The same country that brought us violent movies like the 7th Hunt (where five friends are hunted and killed by sadistic sociopaths) and The Boys, a touching drama about three drug addled brothers who brutally kill a young woman, doesn’t want its citizens to see violence and drug use on their computer screens, so they routinely choose to ban video games they don’t agree with. Yes, I’m talking about Australia.
CrimeCraft was refused classification because characters in game get benefits from using fictional drugs. That actually puts us in pretty good company with another game called Fallout 3. Fallout was edited to meet the requirements of the Australian Banning Board … I mean, Classification Board. Unfortunately, we’re a small company that doesn’t have the kind of budget needed to edit such an integral part of our gameplay. Actually, the truth is we wouldn’t edit the game anyway. The video game industry doesn’t need to make changes, the Classification Board does.
On the bright side, Australian gamers can still download and play CrimeCraft from CrimeCraft.com or any number of our worldwide partners. The issue is that we can’t promote the game or work with any partners to distribute the game directly to Australian gamers.
Gamers have always been vocal about the Australian nanny state, and that has to continue if we are to ever overcome the crushing censorship wielded by an irresponsible government that thinks video games aren’t played by anyone older than 15.
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How would you like to live in a country where the government has throttled the video game industry to the point where developers and publishers are forced to create multiple versions of their games just to release them? Do you think I’m talking about Communist China? Think again.
The same country that brought us violent movies like the 7th Hunt (where five friends are hunted and killed by sadistic sociopaths) and The Boys, a touching drama about three drug addled brothers who brutally kill a young woman, doesn’t want its citizens to see violence and drug use on their computer screens, so they routinely choose to ban video games they don’t agree with. Yes, I’m talking about Australia.
CrimeCraft was refused classification because characters in game get benefits from using fictional drugs. That actually puts us in pretty good company with another game called Fallout 3. Fallout was edited to meet the requirements of the Australian Banning Board … I mean, Classification Board. Unfortunately, we’re a small company that doesn’t have the kind of budget needed to edit such an integral part of our gameplay. Actually, the truth is we wouldn’t edit the game anyway. The video game industry doesn’t need to make changes, the Classification Board does.
On the bright side, Australian gamers can still download and play CrimeCraft from CrimeCraft.com or any number of our worldwide partners. The issue is that we can’t promote the game or work with any partners to distribute the game directly to Australian gamers.
Gamers have always been vocal about the Australian nanny state, and that has to continue if we are to ever overcome the crushing censorship wielded by an irresponsible government that thinks video games aren’t played by anyone older than 15.