Explicit video games to be banned
1993
Explicit video games to be banned
1993
- NFSA ID0YGKD685
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- GenresNews
- Year1993
This TEN Eyewitness News item from 1993 announces that, following community concerns, video games with explicit violence and sex are to be banned.
State and federal governments have joined to ban 'extreme' games for sale in Australia while the remainder will be classified in a similar manner to films.
The new classification system came into force in 1994, though the R18+ adult rating was not added until 2012 and began operation from 1 January 2013.
Until then, games that would have been classified R18+ were refused classification and effectively banned in Australia.
CREDITS
Broadcaster Network Ten
This TEN Eyewitness News item from 1993 announces that, following community concerns, video games with explicit violence and sex are to be banned.
State and federal governments have joined to ban 'extreme' games for sale in Australia while the remainder will be classified in a similar manner to films.
The new classification system came into force in 1994, though the R18+ adult rating was not added until 2012 and began operation from 1 January 2013.
Until then, games that would have been classified R18+ were refused classification and effectively banned in Australia.
CREDITS
Broadcaster Network Ten
- NFSA ID0YGKD685
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- GenresNews
- Year1993
- BroadcasterNetwork Ten
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