Ever wanted to know how the games you play get classified? Ever wondered just who exactly is behind important decisions like the banning of games, and their re-classification for the Australian market ...

TL;DR: The Australian Ratings Board initially banned Silent Hill f due to its content exceeding guidelines, classifying it as "Refused Classification." However, the classification was quickly removed, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Last year saw a lot of movement on the classification front; not only did Australia see a record nine games get struck by the Classification Board's ...

The Australian Classification Board initially featured a page that revealed Silent Hill f had been refused classification, meaning it was effectively banned from sale in the country. However, this ...

The decision will be made on April 20. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Australian Classification Board will review its ban on ...

Monolith Production's upcoming title, FEAR 2: Project Origin, has been refused classification in Australia - banning it from being sold in the region. The Australian Classification Board and ...

The Australian ratings board has denied an age classification certificate, required for a game to be published legally, for Xbox zombie survival game State of Decay. Because the game features ...

Andrew is a freelance writer from UK who specialises in video game news. He has written for What Culture, Rock Paper Shotgun, and PCGamesN. In 2023, he finally caved and bought an Xbox Series X. If ...

Late last week, social media was awash with a bombastic revelation — Silent Hill f, the next main series game in the Silent Hill series, had been banned in Australia. It was a shock for fans of the ...