At the moment, Australiaās classification laws are stuck in the stone age. Thereās support for changes from gamers, of course, but hardcore gamers donāt have much in the way of political clout. Multinational companies, however, do.
EB Games Australia announced today that itās throwing its weight behind the push for an R18+ classification (ie adults only rating ) for video games in Australia.
Every single store in the country will now be carrying promotional material for the campaign, as well as asking consumers to sign a petition aimed at lobbying the government for changes.
āWith the release of the Governmentās discussion paper, we knew as a company that we needed to act on this issue as it continues to cripple our industry and cost local jobsā, EB Games Australiaās Managing Director Steve Wilson says. āWe did however want to be sure that our customers were as passionate about the matter as we are.ā
