Here's Why Fallout 3 Was "Banned" In Australia [Fallout 3]

<p><img src="http://kotaku.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/07/sadfallout_01.jpg" class="postimg center" style="display:block;"/>Last night, we <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://kotaku.com/5023253/fallout-3-refused-classification-in-australia">heard that Fallout 3 had been refused classification</a> in Australia by the Office of Film & Literature Classification. Which is a lovely, legalese term for "banned". But just what was it about the game that caused the decision? What content was deemed too explicit to be given an MA15+ rating, the highest the OFLC are allowed to give? Turns out it had nothing to do with gore, or cannibalism. It was the drugs. Specifically, the game's "chems", or power-ups:</p> <blockquote> <p>Corresponding with the list of various "chems" are small visual representation of the drugs, these include syringes, tablets, pill bottles, a crack-type pipe and blister packs. In the Board's view these realistic visual representations of drugs and their delivery method bring the "science-fiction" drugs in line with "real-world" drugs.</p> </blockquote> <p>Our advice, Bethesda: add some antenna and tesla coils to those crack pipes.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/07/olfc_report_why_fallout_3_was_banned_in_australia.html">OFLC Report: Why Fallout 3 Was Banned In Australia</a> [Kotaku AU]</p> <br style="clear:both;"/> <img alt="" style="border:0;height:1px;width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=4cf83eb2b53356333153a2081d0075c3" height="1" width="1"/>
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