Ever wanted to know how the games you play get classified? Ever wondered just who exactly is behind important decisions like the banning of games, and their re-classification for the Australian market ...

Australia has been in the news as of late, and it has been thanks to an odd anime controversy. Last week, reports went live overseas which confirmed a senator named Stirling Griff has a bone to pick ...

The Australian classification board is taking steps to further highlight the use of in-game purchases in upcoming titles by mandating that this warning be included on the cover. The change was spotted ...

The first comprehensive review of Australia's classification laws since 1991 has recommended only games with MA15+ content or above should be classified by the government. The Australian Law Reform ...

Australia officially approved the introduction of an adults-only category for video games back in June 2012 and, after more than a decade of debate and a preposterous amount of handwringing, the R18+ ...

TL;DR: The Australian Ratings Board initially banned Silent Hill f due to its content exceeding guidelines, classifying it as "Refused Classification." However, the classification was quickly removed, ...

Australia has banned Silent Hill f by giving it the Refused Classification label. The ESRB and Japan gave mature ratings to the game for the intense horror elements in the game. The game's release in ...

TL;DR: Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia before its release due to receiving an "RC" classification from the country's Entertainment Software Rating Board. Silent Hill f is banned in ...

The Australian Classification Board, which rates various forms of media for consumption in that country, has apparently given an age rating for GTA 6, despite us knowing nothing about the title at the ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

When a game gets rated by classification boards, such as the ESRB, that often means that an upcoming release is nearing. Such is the case for Dreams, which has just been awarded a PG rating by the ...