Getting Up Refused Classification
Date: Wednesday, February 15 @ 21:33:24 UTC
Topic: Xbox Gaming
GETTING UP BANNED FROM SALE IN AUSTRALIA
Atari Australia responds to OFLC Review Board ruling
On February 15, the Office of Film & Literature Classification Review Board announced it had determined that Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure should be refused classification. This decision overturns the OFLC's original MA15+ rating given in November 2005.
Atari Australia who is the official distributor of Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure strongly disagrees with the Office of Film & Literature Classification Review Board's decision and defends the original classification by the OFLC as a title that attracts a rating of MA15+.
Atari Australia is briefing the industry body, the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia (IEAA) as this is considered a decision that will impact the industry and not specific or isolated to one company.
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is yet to be released in Australia. The game has not been banned from sale in any other territory in the world and will be released worldwide in February.
Atari Australia will issue a full statement upon receipt of the Review Board's written decision.
News-Source: http://www.ausgamers.com
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