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55 000 submissions have been received under the Australian Government's review on the introduction of an R18+ rating for games in Australia.

This article talks about the landslide percentage of support for the introduction of the R18+ classification as being a direct result from a ruthless push by EB games. It sums up the status of the games censorship war in Australia, outlining the key stakeholders' arguments on both sides.

"A national review of computer game classification laws is currently in progress and work is also under way to develop proposals to improve compliance by retailers."" The article also leads with the factlet that Aust is one of only Western nations WITHOUT an R18+. On this front, the current internet governance proposals looks like a lay down misere.

Sydney gamers protest the lack of an R18+ classification in the city centre on Saturday, dressed as Zombies from the controversial game Left 4 Dead 2, which has been censored for release here.

There is still no decision from the Attorney-General's department for the introduction of an R18+ rating even after a landslide in the number of supporters for the introduction of the rating. It's getting a bit ridiculous now. The public sphere in Australia will hopefully pull us into line with the rest of the globe...

In this article, candidate of Gamers 4 Croydon provide a persuadign statistics that 85% of Ma 15+ Games were tated "17+" in the USA, and 50% were rated 18+ by the Europe's PEGI. He calls for a R+18 game classification.

The transition from traditional structures of storytelling in games to a more television-based episodic one is brought up in this article. It makes us think whether we should start thinking about games as an art form, and whether we should be classifying them the same as films and introducing an R18+ rating.