Submit a Story!

Australian Rating Board Under Fire For Lost And Damned Rating

 
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned made it through the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification unscathed. Much rejoicing from gamers in the land down under. Unfortunately, a whole new group might be angry now. According to Edge , the controversy stems from the original GTA4 undergoing cuts before it was awarded a classification. With Lost and Damned receiving no cuts at all, critics are wondering about the apparent disparity in the board's decision-making process. But as Edge points out, the GTA4 information page shows Rockstar voluntarily editing out content before submission. The title then sailed through the board without any problems. Wonder if Lost and Damned underwent some self-censorship as well? (link)

Tags:

Related Content
Lunchtime Video - How Rockstar Games’ Controversies Have Changed
multiplayerblog.mtv.com 2/17/2009 — show|null|video|342540 Full-frontal male nudity in Rockstar's new 'Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned' is just the latest in a history of controversies surrounding the developers' games. But this new one is different from the Hot Coffee, ...
These Games Should Have Had Co-Op
co-optimus.com 2/18/2009 — This just in, from the "Why Didn't We Think of This First?" department.  Following up on a few previous news stories here, we bring you GamesRadar's list of the Top 7 Games that Should've Had Co-Op.   I must say, the list is a good one, though there are a few that ...
Why I won't be playing Grand Theft Auto IV: Lost and Damned
fidgit.com 2/19/2009 — I can't deny I was excited. I really liked Grand Theft Auto IV , particularly for the excellent setting. And even if the subject matter didn't seem interesting - A biker gang? Really, Rockstar? -- I was glad for an opportunity to get back to Liberty ...
Rockstar: GTA IV censorship is an “error,” will be fixed “within hours”
vg247.com 2/20/2009 — Rockstar has issued a statement to VG247 confirming that some versions of GTA IV have been censored by the game’s latest title update, and that the “error” is to be fixed immediately. “We are aware of an error with the latest GTA IV ...
New 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Shows Full-Frontal Male Nudity - Video Games News Story
mtv.com 2/17/2009 — The first fully naked character in "Grand Theft Auto" history is a man. Didn't see that coming? The video game series for which there is never a lack of controversy can now claim to be the first modern gaming franchise to feature the full monty. A ...
Exclusive Lost and Damned footageComputer And Video Games 2/17/2009
Clips from the first GTA episode inside. In case you haven't heard yet, the first 360-exclusive DLC episode for GTA IV is now up for download on Xbox Live. Here's what you're looking at. Click here to read the full article
Game Night with GTA 4: The Lost and Damned Coming Soon1UP RSS feed 2/17/2009
1UP's Game Night : Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned Time : Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player ...
Rockstar Says Sudden GTA4 Censorship Accidental1UP RSS feed 2/20/2009
Europeans downloading Grand Theft Auto 4 latest title update were in for a surprise earlier today. According to Videogaming247 , blood suddenly vanished from around ...
Grand Theft Auto IV gets "Lost and Damned"GamePro.com 2/19/2009
Take Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV too seriously and you'll probably miss most of what it's up to.
Grand Theft Auto IV The Lost & Damned Review (Xbox 360)Xbox 360 and Xbox Game Reviews - TeamXbox 2/16/2009
Grand Theft Auto IV The Lost & Damned is the first downloadable episode for GTA IV, and is exclusive to the Xbox 360.