News.com.au is reporting that today a bill to amend the Classification Act 1995 and Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to include an R18+ classification for video games has been introduced in the Senate. It's actually happening! Later this month while you're enjoying Syndicate along with everyone else take a moment to appreciate the fact it might be the last time you play a (decent) game that was banned in Australia!...

Gamespot.au is reporting that the Federal Government has released the guidelines for the classification of R18+ video games in Australia. All State and Federal Attorneys-General have signed off on the new rules meaning that now only the legislation itself has to be passed. This doesn't mean developers get carte blanche when it comes to the content of their games but it does mean that games which normally would have been refused classification in Australia or neutered to be shoe-horned into an M15...