Aliens vs. Predator won't be edited for Australia

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Dec 4, 2009 12:20 pm PT

Rebellion module not talk downbound hostility "for territories where adults are not thoughtful by their governments to be healthy to attain their possess recreation choices."

Australia's Classification Board has matured a reputation in past eld for its draconian attitude on hostility in games. This week, the Classification Board effectively illegal Sega and Rebellion's Aliens vs. Predator by refusing to present it an MA 15+ rating, the highest allowable for games. According to the board's decision, AVP's depiction of "explicit executing and dismemberment as well as locational damage" was a primary bourgeois for the game's ban.

Australia's Classification Board has definite to not permit adults Down Under see what's most to hap next.

Many developers, including Valve and Bethesda, opt to censor their products by toning downbound the hostility to follow to the Classification Board's standards. However, Rebellion has definite to only not promulgation AVP in the region. In a statement, the UK-based studio noted that it was status that the mettlesome was refused classification but said that it module not be altering the mettlesome to attain it acceptable by the Classification Board's standards.

"Rebellion is frustrated that its upcoming denomination Aliens vs. Predator has been illegal in Australia," Rebellion said. "However, as we see the law in that country, the polity had no choice as we agree strongly that our mettlesome is not fit for mettlesome players who are not adults."

"The noesis of AVP is based on whatever of the most original and iconic horror movies, and as such we desired to create a denomination that was genuine to the maker material. It is for adults, and it is bloodstained and frightening, that was our intent. We module not be releasing a sanitized or revilement downbound edition for territories where adults are not thoughtful by their governments to be healthy to attain their possess recreation choices."

Aliens vs. Predator is cod to come elsewhere in the world this February for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. For more on the game, analyse discover GameSpot's preceding coverage.

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