Parents say, “all we want for Christmas is help keeping adult video game content from our children”.
Just weeks after Senator Kate Lundy tabled GAME’s / PALGN’s history making petition calling for the creation of an R18+ PC and Video game classification, the country’s censorship ministers are about to consider whether or not Australian parents get help keeping adult gaming content from their children.
GAME’s / PALGN’s 89,210 petitions have been presented to the Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’ Connor and other censorship ministers ahead of the December 10 Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) meeting that could finally create an R18+ PC and Video game classification.
Check out Cody’s article at http://palgn.com.au/17827/r18-rating-gathers-federal-government-support/
Australian’s have spoken out in support of an R18+ classification in vast numbers to the Government and the Government’s decision should be very clear.
“The absence of an R18+ computer games classification creates something of a grey area for parents. There is limited guidance for parents or young people, creating a risk where games are purchased that are not suitable. It is my view that if such games were able to be classified R18+ in the first instance, then parents would have greater peace of mind that the games rated MA15+ their children are playing are in fact, age appropriate,” said Senator Lundy when tabling GAME’s / PALGN’s petition.
GAME / PALGN hold the view that some games are played by everyone, but some are really only meant for those over 18.
Christmas is fast approaching and hundreds of thousands of PC and Video games will be given as presents this year. But because there are no guidelines for parents, grandparents or even Santa, there will be some mistakes made, and some younger teenagers will be given games that really are only suitable for adults. We have movie classifications that provide clear guidelines for parents, so surely the time has come for clearer gaming classifications.
With the SCAG meeting on December 10 committed to discussing the R18+ classification, let’s hope this is the last Christmas Santa will have to come to us for advice on what MA15+ rated games are not suitable for under 18s.
We will of course continue to advise Santa on the best games and consoles for kids, families and adults!
Best,
Roland
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