The 2011 version of Mortal Kombat, banned this year, could be released in Australia if an R18+ category is introduced. Picture: Courtesy of Warner Bros Source: Supplied
- Video game industry says it welcomes proposed guidelines
- Opens way for introduction of R18+ category for video games
- Still concern over claims that interactivity causes greater impact
GAMERS' bitter struggle in the war against censorship may be coming to an end.
The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association has announced that it welcomes the proposed Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games released today by The Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O'Connor.
The guidelines were created to open the way for the introduction of an R18+ category for video games.
?We are pleased to see this process moving forward and understand that great care has been taken to balance the concerns of those who have resisted an R18+ classification and adults who want to play video games designed specifically for mature audiences and readily available in other developed democracies," Ron Curry, CEO of the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association, said.
The press release also expresses some ?concern over the acknowledgment in the guidelines that interactivity has greater impact on players, despite the Federal Attorney-General?s office publishing a literature review in December 2010 that found no evidence to support these claims?.
?There will be continued debate about whether the interactivity of video games has a greater impact than other forms of media, and we will continue to refer to the lack of the evidence to support these claims,? Mr Curry said.
?We now look forward to the Commonwealth, States and Territories implementing these guidelines in an expedient manner.?
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