Thu, Jul 10, 2008 | 19:56 BST
Fallout 3 banned in Australia because of drugs references
According to this Kotaku story, Fallout 3 was refused classification in Australia because the drug-taking in the game was too life-like.
“Corresponding with the list of various ‘chems’ are small visual representation of the drugs, these include syringes, tablets, pill bottles, a crack-type pipe and blister packs,” said the Australian Office of Film & Literature Classification. “In the Board’s view these realistic visual representations of drugs and their delivery method bring the ‘science-fiction’ drugs in line with ‘real-world’ drugs.”
Yeah, that’s great. Pretend it isn’t there. Lunacy.
4 comments
#1
Blerk
10/07/08, 12:46 pm
What else is there to do in Australia aside from take loads of drugs?
#2
patlike
10/07/08, 12:52 pm
Go on really, really long car journeys.
#3
Whizzo
10/07/08, 12:55 pm
Throw another prawn on the barbie?
Amazing that pills in a game, look like pills in reality isn’t it? I’ve not seen any Rad-X, Jet or Stimpacks in my hospital’s pharmacy though so it’s not that similar to the real world.
#4
scuz
10/07/08, 4:00 pm
aussie is a bit of a strange place, they’ve got the most stringent border controls in the world, they’re anti everything except lesbians and bbq kangaroo…