FPS News: Halo ODST, Left 4 Dead 2, Wolfenstein
September 24th 2009 13:23
Halo 3: ODST pleases critics, EA reacts to Left 4 Dead 2's Australian visa refusal, and Wolfenstein has been marched off out of Germany.
Halo 3: ODST has lived up to most of its hype from major websites; Major website 1UP given it an A- and IGN given it a 9.0. The game was meant to be an expansion pack, but turned into a full-blown game in itself.
On a related note of small projects fating up into big projects, a possible reason for Half Life 2: Episode 3's long await is for that same reason.
Left 4 Dead 2 won't be coming to Australian shelves because of its high impact violence. Keep in mind Mad World (Wii), The Warriors (PS2), Condemned, God of War, and its own prequel are still on shelves.
Slap to the Australian Classification Board's face by EA! EA's European Communications Director, Tiffany Steckler, told Gamespot they believed adults have the right to choose what games they played. They found it funny Australian movies like Mad Max were as violent but weren't banned. Isn't that the crux of this argument? The classification board also classify films... Personally, consistency can be achieved through a classification body that only deals with video games, or just add an R rating can fix this problem. Anyways...
A Swastika found on an in-game poster has prompted Wolfenstein's recall from German shelves. Use of the symbol is taboo in Germany, which is much more justifiable then Left 4 Dead 2's departure... Which wasn’t even shipped yet!
As you can tell I do endorse the introduction of an R-rating to video games, if EA also holds such a view, I think its about time all the Governor Generals in Australia agree to giving adult gamers freedom to play whatever they like, not just for Australian, but towards the views of what other countries think of Australia.
Its already bad enough we get screwed over with over-priced games and delayed time dates compared with the NTSC region. As an Australian gamer, it does feel like being at the ass end of the world.
Halo 3: ODST has lived up to most of its hype from major websites; Major website 1UP given it an A- and IGN given it a 9.0. The game was meant to be an expansion pack, but turned into a full-blown game in itself.
On a related note of small projects fating up into big projects, a possible reason for Half Life 2: Episode 3's long await is for that same reason.
Left 4 Dead 2 won't be coming to Australian shelves because of its high impact violence. Keep in mind Mad World (Wii), The Warriors (PS2), Condemned, God of War, and its own prequel are still on shelves.
The battle for Australian Gamers rights just got uber
Slap to the Australian Classification Board's face by EA! EA's European Communications Director, Tiffany Steckler, told Gamespot they believed adults have the right to choose what games they played. They found it funny Australian movies like Mad Max were as violent but weren't banned. Isn't that the crux of this argument? The classification board also classify films... Personally, consistency can be achieved through a classification body that only deals with video games, or just add an R rating can fix this problem. Anyways...
A Swastika found on an in-game poster has prompted Wolfenstein's recall from German shelves. Use of the symbol is taboo in Germany, which is much more justifiable then Left 4 Dead 2's departure... Which wasn’t even shipped yet!
As you can tell I do endorse the introduction of an R-rating to video games, if EA also holds such a view, I think its about time all the Governor Generals in Australia agree to giving adult gamers freedom to play whatever they like, not just for Australian, but towards the views of what other countries think of Australia.
Its already bad enough we get screwed over with over-priced games and delayed time dates compared with the NTSC region. As an Australian gamer, it does feel like being at the ass end of the world.
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