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Australian A-G Atkinson Resigns, Opening Door for End to Video Game 'Bans'
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Posted by Donster on: 2010-03-22 18:21:31 231
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By Alice O'Connor, ShackNews
Australian attorney-general and violent video games opponent Michael Atkinson has resigned, the Sydney Morning Herald reports, potentially opening the path for an adults-only video games rating and an end to 'bans' and censorship down under.
Australia currently has no equivalent of the adults-only 'R18+' rating available to films for video games, which meant that games deemed by too mature for the highest rating of R15+ could not legally be sold, rented or demonstrated--effectively banning them.
Atkinson has become a villainous figure as the only of Australia's attorneys-general to publicly oppose the creation of an R18+ rating--which requires a unanimous decision--and reportedly receiving a torrent of abuse and threats for his decisions.
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