The issue of R-rated games will not go away with news today that the battle will heat up in an article in The Age today. The article claims that 91% of Australian adults support R-rated games, according to research.

Gloves come off in battle for adults-only games
The Age, March 4, 2010

"The lobby for an R18+ classification for video games is about to get heavy, writes Mike Wilcox.
THE VIDEO games industry begins a new phase this month in its campaign to reform the classification system.
The closure of public submissions for a review of categories assigned by the national Classification Board has coincided with a state election campaign in South Australia, a poll that could ultimately determine the fate of the review.
Pro-gamer lobby groups, computer games retailers and a newly formed political party are all trying to raise awareness of the issue nationally and to pressure politicians in Adelaide.
They believe adults-only content is sometimes mistakenly approved in the MA category or refused classification and not made available. Several games refused classification last year, including Left 4 Dead 2 and NecroVisioN, were available from New Zealand websites marketing uncensored, NZ-approved versions to Australian buyers.
Adults-only films can be approved for release in Australia when classified as R or X but those categories do not apply to games, even though research shows most gamers are of mature age...."

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