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Jeremy
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| EveryonePlays: PALGN and GAME join forces by Jeremy |  | | PALGN Feature: The journey towards an R18+ rating, has only just begun. | | [View Article] |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Uhhh, I already signed at EB Games...
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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Yay! The suspense is over.
I'll be heading down to game in the not to distant future.
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Jeremy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| ZeroX03 wrote: | | Uhhh, I already signed at EB Games... |
EDIT: Sorry, been informed that I shouldn't say that. You didn't see anything...
Anyway, these are really, two seperate campaigns, so there is nothing (well, at least not legally) wrong with signing both.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| ZeroX03 wrote: | | Uhhh, I already signed at EB Games... |
Wasn't the EB one specifically for the discussion paper though?
This is over and above that I think...
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Or maybe not, judging from Jeremy has just posted whilst I was typing!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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Cool. Will go in to GAME and sign, then.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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I'll just sign again! 
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Hah, yeah. EB stole PALGN's idea, sure.
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Dsiappointed that this is the big wait for. To be honest I'm not really huge for the idea of R rated games. I don't care if it happens or not
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| christicehurst wrote: | | Dsiappointed that this is the big wait for. To be honest I'm not really huge for the idea of R rated games. I don't care if it happens or not |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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The more voices that are heard the better. Good work Jeremy (PALGN/GAME/EVERYONE). 
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| christicehurst wrote: | | Dsiappointed that this is the big wait for. To be honest I'm not really huge for the idea of R rated games. I don't care if it happens or not |
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| christicehurst wrote: | | Dsiappointed that this is the big wait for. To be honest I'm not really huge for the idea of R rated games. I don't care if it happens or not |
If you don't care which way it sways --> vote for it not against it!!
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Gotta sign then...in blood. I like a bit of...crazy. 
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| EatChildren wrote: | | christicehurst wrote: | | Dsiappointed that this is the big wait for. To be honest I'm not really huge for the idea of R rated games. I don't care if it happens or not |
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slightly off topic and not wanting to take away from the seriousnessnessness of it all but holy crap i could watch that gif all day!!!
ROFLCOPTER!!
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Wow...this means crap all. What a let down.
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I secretly wished palgn had taken over sega and made them put in the hostess club and trivia in yakuza 3 back in.
but i guess this is okay
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Does it matter if you're a couple of years younger than 18? I'll happily go in and sign it if i'm able to, knowing that it'll benefit me in a couple of years time.
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| RooRage wrote: | | christicehurst wrote: | | Dsiappointed that this is the big wait for. To be honest I'm not really huge for the idea of R rated games. I don't care if it happens or not |
If you don't care which way it sways --> vote for it not against it!!
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I mean I will vote for it to make R Rating games legal but I think with Governments there's bigger fish to fry. What type of games will we see if it was legal? Just blood baths/porn games?
EB and GAME are just using this moment to promote themselves by talking up the debate. What smart people can do is show the government what measures can be in place to protect the R rated games from underage gamers which I think is what they fear most. Palgn is hoping on for the ride of promotion with the game businesses.
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Hey folks,
We've been working on this campaign for well over 12 months now. It all started when a few of the PALGN writers decided to start a petition in our booth at eGames 08. It was a hit and from there we've been pushing to do this on the much larger scale speaking to a much more mainstream audience.
A LOT of work has gone into getting all the parties involved in this one! I'm really excited to see it coming together. We've had a lot of battles along the way (hence Jeremy's delete post), but I'm glad it's all coming together. It's fantastic that GAME have decided to put so much into this. Really, their commitment has blown me away.
This is big. We're putting a lot into making a message that the people who's minds we need to change can understand. BUT we need your help as well. We need help getting this viral. It launches on the day the submission papers close for a reason. We need to keep putting pressure on the government to get something done. We don't want to wait another year while the submissions sit in a dark closet.
Make sure you get into a GAME store and sign the petition. Make sure you let people know about the campaign. This is seriously important. It will make a difference.
Follow EveryonePlays on twitter to keep updated -> http://twitter.com/EveryonePlaysAU
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| christicehurst wrote: | | Palgn is hoping on for the ride of promotion with the game businesses. |
Yes, it makes us look good doing this, but trust me, if that was the only reason, it's not worth the effort. We're not doing this half-arsed... physical petitions, strong message, mainstream media - it will make a huge difference.
Also GAME are taking a risk in doing this... there were a LOT of companies who chickened out... getting involved with a political campaign isn't at the top of most people's marketing lists.
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I prefer my limerick idea. Oh well, one day the rhyming revolution will come!!!!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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So are PALGN, Everyoneplays and GAME just uniting on the R18+ issue, or is PALGN now a subsidiary of GAME?
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| James wrote: | | christicehurst wrote: | | Palgn is hoping on for the ride of promotion with the game businesses. |
Yes, it makes us look good doing this, but trust me, if that was the only reason, it's not worth the effort. We're not doing this half-arsed... physical petitions, strong message, mainstream media - it will make a huge difference.
Also GAME are taking a risk in doing this... there were a LOT of companies who chickened out... getting involved with a political campaign isn't at the top of most people's marketing lists. |
It has to be more than the standard petition rubbish that you hear on every topic. You need to offer a case that is better than the other side. Why would R Rated games be good for Australia? You need to answer that one, sure 50k names looks nice but Minsters have a paper shredder in each office.
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| Furianshi wrote: | | So are PALGN, Everyoneplays and GAME just uniting on the R18+ issue, or is PALGN now a subsidiary of GAME? |
Just uniting.
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