Fri, Sep 18, 2009 | 16:50 BST
Valve “surprised” over Left 4 Dead 2 banning in Australia
Valve’s Doug Lombardi has expressed that he was surpirsed to learn Left 4 Dead 2 was banned in Australia.
“We were surprised to hear of this news yesterday,” he told Shack. “Obviously, everyone at Valve is pretty bummed.
“It would be a shame if folks in Australia, or anywhere else, are unable to purchase Left 4 Dead 2 because of a ratings issue.”
It was revealed yesterday that the OFLC in Australia banned the game due to “realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence”.
Game’s out for the rest of the globe on PC and Xbox 360 November 17 – except for down under unfortunately.
7 comments
#1
DarkElfa
18/09/09, 4:57 pm
Why be surprised, Australia is well on it’s way to being a police state with Germany and the UK not far behind.
On the other hand, having your game banned because the violence in it is too “realistic, frenetic and unrelenting” can only be great advertising for sales in the good ol’ United States of Blood Lust.
#2
SticKboy
18/09/09, 5:46 pm
Um… not *so* sure the UK is fast becoming a police state there, bucko…
#3
Michael O'Connor
18/09/09, 5:52 pm
“Australia is well on it’s way to being a police state with Germany and the UK not far behind.”
On their way to being? All three of them have been for yeeeeeaaars.
#4
endgame
18/09/09, 5:57 pm
well, that just leaves one last option for the aussies, move the hell out of there.
#5
DarkElfa
18/09/09, 6:42 pm
Well Stickboy, most of its citizens are beginning to feel that way, especially when they practically have a camera watching them do everything but crap.
Brits, I’d check your loos just to be sure.
#6
deanimate
19/09/09, 1:25 am
No worries here. I shit into a kettle and use it on my pot noodle. tastes the same as if i had used water.
another lose for AU then. great way to promote piracy and obtaining the game legally illegally though. well done on that you fools
#7
No_PUDding
19/09/09, 1:44 am
You ate shit and noodles?