The Australian government is looking to make improvements on its classification ratings for video games.Australian MP A…
The Australian government is looking to make improvements on its classification ratings for video games.
Australian MP Andrew Wilkie proposed a bill to the government in November last year which would enforce a. The new motion, announced earlier this week, seeks to add a"mandatory minimum" classification of Mature to these games instead. Games with simulated gambling, such as in-game casinos, would be required a R18+ rating under the proposed changes.Newscast: Are Unreal Engine's procedural generation and Ubisoft's Ghostwriter the future of game development?
Several games would be affected by the proposed changes, such as FIFA 23, which would see their classification level rise from General to Mature."expand options for industry to self-classify content""[The government] want to be very clear and very binary in this regard, and the certainty that is provided by a proposal that says if there is simulated gambling in a game, then it is subject to a particular rating," Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland said to.
"There is growing community concern around the harms of simulated gambling," Rowland continued. The Australian government has been undertakingIn order for the proposal to be passed, the attorney generals for all Australian states and territories will need to agree.
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