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List Of Banned Video Games In Australia
Below is a list and summary of video games that have been Refused Classification (banned) within Australia. Overview Under Australian law, all media intended for retail display, such as films, must be reviewed by the Australian Classification Board (ACB, formerly, the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) until its dissolution in 2006). A work deemed too inappropriate by the ACB may be Refused Classification (RC), banning it from being sold at retail, and placing the work on the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service list of prohibited items. Any copies of such works found at the border will be seized, and the recipient, depending on the number of copies being imported, may receive up to A$110,000 in fines. Originally, video games within Australia were only rated up to the MA15+ rating. At the time, the R18+ classification rating could only be given to films, but a video game with content deemed fitting for the R18+ rating would be classified as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Classification Board
The Australian Classification Board (ACB or CB) is an Australian government statutory body responsible for the classification and censorship of films, video games and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in Australia. The ACB was established in 1970 and was once part of the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC), which was dissolved in 2006. The Department of Communications and the Arts provided administrative support to the ACB from 2006 until 2020, when it was merged into the 'mega department' of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. Decisions made by the ACB may be reviewed by the Australian Classification Review Board. The ACB now operates under the ''Commonwealth Classification Act 1995''. The ACB is made up of a director, a deputy director, and three other board members, appointed by the government for three- or four-year terms, and temporary board members. The ACB is located in Sydney, New South Wales. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labyrinth Of Death
''MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death'', known as in Japan, is a dungeon crawler role-playing video game for the PlayStation Vita developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. It is the second game in the ''Makai Ichiban Kan'' series of games. In ''MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death'', the protagonist Estra must conquer dungeons to save the world from eternal darkness whilst defeating monsters and enemies. The game was released on December 17, 2015, in Japan, September 13, 2016, in North America, and September 16, 2016, in Europe by Idea Factory International. Premise ''MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death'' is set in a world where the stars in the sky have stopped rotating, shrouding it in darkness. Protagonist Estra, a ''Makaishi'' ("demon machine soldier girl"), must band together with four other chosen ''Makaishi'' and robotic Guardians to conquer four towers with Protector Gods in them, so that they may wind back up the Celestial Screw which rotates the stars. The ''Makaishi'' are descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former students and members and celebrating an organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States and Canada. United States Homecoming is an annual tradition in the United States. People, towns, high schools and colleges come together, usually in late September or early October, to welcome back former members of the community. It is built around a central event, such as a banquet or dance and, most often, a game of American football, or on occasions, basketball, ice hockey or soccer. When celebrated by schools, the activities vary widely. However, they usually consist of a football game played on a school's home football field, activities for students and alumni, a parade featuring the school's choir, marching band and sports teams, and the coronation of a homecoming queen (and at many schools, a homecoming king). A dance commonly follows the game or the day following the ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NecroVisioN
''NecroVisioN'' is a World War I alternate history horror first-person shooter developed by Polish developer The Farm 51 and published by 505 Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 20 February 2009. The game was published by Aspyr Media in the United States, on May 25, 2009, and Canada on August 10, 2009. A prequel entitled ''NecroVisioN: Lost Company'' was released in February 2010. Synopsis Setting ''NecroVisioN'' is set in 1916 during World War I. The player takes the role of Simon Bukner, a young American soldier recently recruited into the British Army. In addition to German soldiers, Simon soon finds himself fighting supernatural forces, including vampires, demons, and zombies found in locations varying from the battlefields of World War I to secret laboratories and caverns. The main setting is the Battle of the Somme, during which a rumor of a mysterious infection has appeared, which causes all people to turn into zombie-like state. Later, the game takes the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always-on DRM
Always-on DRM or always-online DRM is a form of DRM that requires a consumer to remain connected to a server, especially through an internet connection, to use a particular product. The practice is also referred to as persistent online authentication. The technique is meant to prevent copyright infringement of software. Like other DRM methods, always-on DRM has proven controversial, mainly because it has failed to stop pirates from illegally using the product, while causing severe inconvenience to people who bought the product legally due to the single point of failure it inherently introduces. Usage and criticism Popular video games such as ''Diablo III'', '' Super Mario Run'' and ''Starcraft 2'' employ always-on DRM by requiring players to connect to the internet to play, even in single-player mode. Reviews of ''Diablo III'' criticized its use of always-on DRM. As with ''Diablo III'', '' SimCity'' (2013) experienced bugs at its launch due to always-on DRM. Its developer, Maxis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CrimeCraft
''CrimeCraft'' was a free-to-play online Persistent World Next-generation Shooter dubbed "PWNS" by Ukrainian developer Vogster Entertainment and published at retail by THQ. The game is set in the near future where the world lies in anarchy and gangs have replaced governments. ''CrimeCraft'' shut down on August 31, 2017. Overview ''CrimeCraft'' was released at retail through an exclusive deal with Best Buy and THQ in the United States and Canada and online worldwide on August 25, 2009. In late October 2009, CrimeCraft received their first major patch update, which included an unlimited free trial. There have been regular updates to the game since that time to add more content and to fix several bugs that were present in the game at launch. Input by the community played a role in decisions for the future updates. Expansions CrimeCraft was periodically updated by the developers, adding new features, maps, gametypes, and community requests to the game. Vogster has released two expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Trails
''Blood Trails'' is a 2006 German horror film written and directed by Robert Krause, and co-written by Florian Puchert. It stars Ben Price, Tom Frederic, and Rebecca Palmer. Plot In an attempt to rekindle their relationship, bicycle messenger Anne and her boyfriend Michael go on a mountain biking holiday, trespassing on a closed trail. There, the beautiful Anne admits to Michael that she slept with (and was possibly raped by) a police officer named Chris. After Anne's confession, Chris (who has been stalking Anne since their night together) slits Michael's throat with his bicycle, and goes after Anne, telling a dying Michael that "she belongs to me". A park ranger discovers Anne and tries to help her, but Chris finds the two, and disembowels the ranger, forcing Anne to continue trying to escape on her bicycle. Anne seeks aid from two lumberjacks that she comes across, but Chris appears, murders the two men with their own tools, and captures Anne, taking her to the cabin that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risen (video Game)
''Risen'' is an action role-playing game developed by the German company Piranha Bytes and published by Deep Silver. The first title in the Risen (series), ''Risen'' series, it was released internationally for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in October 2009, with a North American release for Xbox 360 in February 2010. Ports for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released in January 2023. The game tells the narrative of an unnamed player character's adventures in Faranga, a mountainous fictitious island ruled by the ruthless High Inquisitor Mendoza. Mendoza knows about a temple that leads to the interior of an erupting volcano dominating the island, and the player character follows Mendoza's instructions to get entry to it. The temple is home to ancient beings known as Titans, which Mendoza attempts to control in order to strengthen himself. ''Risen'' received mostly positive reviews, with acclaim for its gameplay, graphics, and voice acting, but criticism for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassins Of Kings
An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. Assassin may also refer to: Origin of term * Someone belonging to the medieval Persian Ismaili order of Assassins Animals and insects * Assassin bugs, a genus in the family ''Reduviidae'' * Assassin spiders, a genus in the family ''Archaeidae'' Literature * ''The Assassin'' (play), a 1945 play by Irwin Shaw * ''Assassin'' (Cain novel), a 2008 thriller novel by Tom Cain, the third Samuel Carver book * ''Assassin'' (Myers novel), a 2006 historical fiction novel by the children's author Anna Myers * ''Assassins'' (LaHaye novel), a 1999 novel in the ''Left Behind'' series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye * '' Krondor: The Assassins'', a 1999 novel by Raymond E. Feist * "The Assassin", a character in the 2006 '' Noble Warriors'' book trilogy * The Assassin, novel by Harlan Ellison * "The Assassin", story by Guy De Maupassant * ''The Assassini'', a 1990 novel by Thomas Gifford * ''The Assassins'' by Elia Kazan * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syndicate (2012 Video Game)
''Syndicate'' is a 2012 cyberpunk first-person shooter video game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is a Video game remake, reboot of the ''Syndicate (series), Syndicate'' series of real-time tactics, real-time tactics games developed by Bullfrog Productions. The game was released in February 2012 worldwide. Set in the year 2069, the narrative revolves around Miles Kilo, a EuroCorp agent who must eliminate important personnel from rival corporations; in the process, he discovers the evil, secret practice used by EuroCorp to recruit agents. The game features a large variety of weapons; from standard pistols to the futuristic guns. Kilo is implanted with a Integrated circuit, computer chip that allows him to access the dataverse and can use hacker (programmer subculture), hacking to defeat enemies and solve environmental puzzles. Pre-production of the game began in 2007. Electronic Arts approached Starbreeze Studios to revive the franchise becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of Decay (video Game)
''State of Decay'' is an action-adventure, survival horror, and stealth game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. It places emphasis on how the player's leaderships skills fare against an onslaught of problems, such as diminishing survival resources, group trust and morale, zombie extermination, base defenses, and people's lives. The game combines elements of shooters, stealth, role-playing and strategy games and the game challenges players to survive by exploring, scavenging, and fighting the undead. It was released for the Xbox 360 on June 5, 2013, and was met with positive reviews. A Microsoft Windows version was released on September 20, 2013, via Steam's Early Access, with a release following on November 5, 2013. A remastered version called the ''Year-One Survival Edition'' was released on April 28, 2015 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One with mixed reviews. ''State of Decay 2'' was announced at Xbox's E3 2016. The game introduced cooperative multip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saints Row IV
''Saints Row IV'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to 2011's '' Saints Row: The Third'', the fourth installment of the '' Saints Row'' series, and the final main installment in the original series that began with the original game. The game was released in August 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, and was later ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Linux in 2015. A Nintendo Switch port was released on March 27, 2020, and a Google Stadia port was released on November 1, 2021. The game's open world nature allows players to freely explore a simulation of the fictional city of Steelport while completing main and side missions at their leisure. It incorporates science fiction elements, and continues the series' reputation for over-the-top parody. The single-player story follows the same player-created character from the previous games, who is elected President of the United States a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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