ARN said: "Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has announced he strongly supports an R18+ rating for games in Australia. The comment is in line with his Government’s position.
In an in-depth interview with ARN, Conroy said he first made his position clear during a public meeting in Ballarat, Victoria, in 2010 after being asked about the issue by a young member of the audience.
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
Holy shit, this is great news for Aussies!
Hope we get the classification soon!
Sucks that he's still going on about an internet filter, though.
That's great for the people