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Australia bans GTA: San Andreas

The "Hot Coffee" controversy has caught up with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in Australia, with the game now banned from sale.

There's no such thing as bad publicity

Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive must be firm believers of the old adage 'there's no such thing as bad publicity' by now, but the events of the last few weeks will surely test their proven ability to ride out controversy.

Bully gets the OK in Australia

Bully, Rockstar Games' next title, has been given the all-clear by Australian censors.

50 Cent shot down by Australian censors

Looks like Fiddy won't be In Da Clubfor Australian gamers, with the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) effectively banning the game 50 Cent Bulletproof from local sale.

Hot Coffee flushed with new patch

Rockstar outhacks hacks with the release of a patch that makes San Andreas' sexual content dry up.

Getting Steamed: digital distribution for games isn't there yet

Online distribution should be world-wide, and yet we're still thinking inside old market models.

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.