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Australian censors ban Manhunt

The Classification Review Board has voted 3-1 to ban the violent computer game Manhunt following an application by the federal Attorney General on the request of the Western Australian Minister for Justice.

Flat screens to go green or be banned

Flat screen television manufacturers will have to become greener after the release of a government discussion paper suggested many plasma and some LCD TVs could be banned for being energy hungry.

Marc Ecko banned in Australia

Another month, another game ban. This time it is graffiti-focused action title Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, which has been refused classification by Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OLFC), effectively making the game illegal to sell in this country.

Play: Games -- Manhunt banned, Doom 3 patched

Australian censors ban Manhunt, id releases patch for Doom 3, and packaging for Nintendo's portable DS player unveiled in this week's Play: Games.

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Censory Overload: Games censorship in Australia

How much does the right to choose what content you view mean to you, the consumer? GameSpot AU explores the thorny issue of videogame classification and censorship in Australia.

Q&A: Aussie ratings board head Des Clark

Office of Film and Literature Classification director Des Clark speaks about future challenges for game ratings in Australia.

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Chaos Overlords 16-bit demo 1.1

Play the bad guy for a change.

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