Valve fails in appealing Left 4 Dead 2's Australian ban

[tyler811]

All is not lost for aspiring zombie hunters in the land down under, though; Valve submitted and obtained MA15+ classification for an edited version of Left 4 Dead 2. While the censored game will be quite watered down, with no depictions of decapitations, dismemberment, wound detail, or piles of bodies lying about the environment, I assume it's better than not launching at all.

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[Freshgeardude]

Lol thats retarded

 

[dainthomas]

Oh no! We wouldn't want to offend the delicate sensibilities of Aussies!

 

[Quiksilver]

Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

Yay, puppies!

 

[Freshgeardude]

sounds to me like Left 4 Alive

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

If I spent the time developing a game, and it got neutered due to censorship, that's exactly what I'd do. Replace the "objectionable" material, with stupid cute crap as a form of protest.

 

[MotF Bane]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

If I spent the time developing a game, and it got neutered due to censorship, that's exactly what I'd do. Replace the "objectionable" material, with stupid cute crap as a form of protest.

That would only hurt your sales by pissing off your customers, the government censors wouldn't even notice.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

If I spent the time developing a game, and it got neutered due to censorship, that's exactly what I'd do. Replace the "objectionable" material, with stupid cute crap as a form of protest.

That would only hurt your sales by pissing off your customers, the government censors wouldn't even notice.

The real game could be patched in later from the internet. All of that would be made available if people chose to download it.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Sucks for the Aussies I guess. Someone will mod the gore back in within days of release.

 

[Barfo]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

If I spent the time developing a game, and it got neutered due to censorship, that's exactly what I'd do. Replace the "objectionable" material, with stupid cute crap as a form of protest.

That would only hurt your sales by pissing off your customers, the government censors wouldn't even notice.

The real game could be patched in later from the internet. All of that would be made available if people chose to download it.

Yeah, some anonymous "hacker" could release a patch to restore censored content.

 

[clamum]

Wow, pathetic.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Sereallyiously?

 

[Rubycon]

Last time I heard the expression "valve fails" 4 guys got burned by steam.

Oh those irony pipes.

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

Serious Sam in place of gore had flowers, big bright pretty flowers

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: tyler811

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

Serious Sam in place of gore had flowers, big bright pretty flowers

Yep.

 

[sandorski]

When the Zombie Apocalypse happens, Australia is gonna be full of useless Noobs.

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver

Originally posted by: tyler811

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Blood has been replaced with rainbows, gumdrops, and puppies.

Serious Sam in place of gore had flowers, big bright pretty flowers

Yep.

thats it :laugh: :thumbsup:

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
Last time I heard the expression "valve fails" 4 guys got burned by steam.

Oh those irony pipes.

:laugh:

Ah gawd i :heart: your puns.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
Last time I heard the expression "valve fails" 4 guys got burned by steam.

Oh those irony pipes.

ahahahahahahaha

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: Rubycon
Last time I heard the expression "valve fails" 4 guys got burned by steam.

Oh those irony pipes.

:laugh:

Ah gawd i :heart: your puns.

Seriously, her puns are always gems. Even her name is a play on words.

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: Freshgeardude
sounds to me like Left 4 Alive

what a bitch

 

[StinkyPinky]

The problem is Australia doesn't have a adult only rating for games, so if the game is deemed too violent for 15+ then they must ban it.

Why they dumb bastards can't just add an 18+ rating is beyond me.

 

[0roo0roo]

you think the ausis are laid back..but really they are prone to moral panics and other nonsense. they've been trying to filter their internet forever now as well. makes one glad we have a broad first amendment so this sh*t doesn't work so well here.

 

[Ruptga]

This sounds like BS, but it seemed that there was a TON more gore in L4D2's trailers than in the orginal's. I realize it's a zombie game, and it's even a zombie game I'm going to buy, but if I want ridiculous gore I'll go to 4chan.