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Submitted by _JL_ 915d ago | news

RPG Banned In Australia, Sex And Drugs To Blame?

Kotaku:

The new role-playing game from Gothic developer Piranha Bytes has been refused classification in Australia.

The Classification Board listing for Risen, a third-person RPG for PC and Xbox 360, was updated late yesterday with an RC rating. No reasons were given as to why the game has been refused classification.

UPDATE: A spokesperson for Risen's Australian distributor Madman Interactive has told us that the Classification Board felt that the game contained "sexual activity and drug use related to incentives or rewards." That's an instant ban right there. Madman are considering all their options but have yet to decide whether they will appeal the decision or seek to edit the game to suit an MA15+ rating. (PC, Risen, Xbox 360)

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