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simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia, and no one knows why

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Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia, and no one knows why

www.eurogamer.net

simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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UPDATE 24/3/25: In a statement to Eurogamer, the Australian Classification Board has suggested Silent Hill f's Refused …
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    Australia is pretty censorship heavy is it not? They banned Cannibal Corpse until 2006. I mean no disrespect to any Aussie’s reading this.

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      None taken, I still get embarrassed when I remember they banned GTA V cuz it had weed in it, got brought back quickly with an R18+ rating games couldn’t get up until then coincidentally.

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        How’s the fight for legalization coming down under?

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          Medicinal and scientific use is legal, low-THC hemp based stuff is being made but federally speaking recreational use is still mostly illegal.

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