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Australia bans Fallout 3

UPDATE: Upcoming Bethesda game refused classification Down Under by ratings body; OFLC report confirms banning is due to showing positive effects of in-game drug use.

Silent Hill: Homecoming banned in Australia

Latest Silent Hill horror game refused classification down under; local distributor will wait until early 2009 for a possible resubmission.

F.E.A.R. 2 banned in Australia

Project Origin fails to make it past Aussie censors due to high-impact violence; Warner Bros. Interactive to appeal decision.

Dark Sector banned in Australia

Digital Extreme's sci-fi themed shooter gets refused classification in Australia due to high-impact violence.

Blitz banned in Australia

Midway American football title refused classification because of in-game drug use.

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.