Office of Film and Literature Classification

THE distributor of the film Kick-Ass, which depicts a 12-year-old girl shooting a man in the face, says the movie is a comedy and a trailer for it is being viewed out of context. The superhero action-comedy, which stars Nicolas Cage as the...

In this article: Nicolas Cage, Kick-Ass, Universal Pictures, Australia, US, South by Southwest, Osama bin Laden, FBI, and Al-qa'ida

By SIMON WOOD - The Dominion Post More than 350 images, movies and books have been banned this year after being deemed objectionable to the public good. The Office of Film and Literature classification also spent more than $4000 on...

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12 hours ago on Joystiq: More games released in 2009 than in 2008, barely 1 day ago on Joystiq: Hume 'ight want to see these new Final Fantasy XIV screens 1 day ago on Joystiq: Taito iPhone games on sale for the holidays 1 day ago on...

In this article: Perfect Dark, Final Fantasy XIV, and Iphone

December 21, 2009 - A new trademark filing from Ubisoft reveals the company registered 'Ghost Recon Future Soldier,' which perhaps is the new name for its still unnamed fourth Ghost Recon title. This past October, it was discovered through...

In this article: Ubisoft, Ghost Recon, Trademark, and Australia

19 hours ago on Joystiq Xbox: Games on Demand adds Bolt & Trivial Pursuit 20 hours ago on Joystiq Nintendo: The Chinese DSi is full of puppies 21 hours ago on Joystiq Nintendo: Nintendo's holiday Wii ad is pretty funny 22 hours ago on...

In this article: Nintendo, Halo: Reach, No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, Spike Video Game Awards, Final Fight 3, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Star Wars, Activision Blizzard, and LucasArts

Australian censors have banned the forthcoming Aliens vs. Predator videogame and developer Rebellion Games' CEO Jason Kingsley isn't happy about it. The developer "will not be releasing a sanitized or cut down version for territories where...

In this article: Australia, Left 4 Dead 2, Valve, Salo, and Ken Park

The Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC, ) is the government agency in New Zealand that is responsible for classification of all films, videos, publications, and some video games in New Zealand. It was created by the Films,...

In this article: New Zealand, DVD, Department of Internal Affairs, Lolita, Bill Hastings, Irreversible, and Baise-moi

By CLAIRE McENTEE - The Dominion Post BANNED? Cellphone games could soon be subject to censorship in New Zealand. Horror games scare up sales Nintendo's larger-screen DS Leaked game footage shows killing civilians Review: Metroid Prime...

In this article: Iphone, The Dominion Post, Dragon Age: Origins, Nintendo, and New Zealand

APPARENTLY, art and media can cause people to behave criminally. For more than 100 years, Australian politicians of all hues have sought to keep ''dangerous'' materials out of our reach. In the 19th century, there was no art form more...

In this article: Alfred Deakin, Australia, Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom, Emile Zola, Respondent, Left 4 Dead 2, Fascism, and Climate change

Classification board asked to review its 15+ rating due to terrorist content October 29, 2009 - The Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM), which looks into "building and maintaining a media environment that fosters the health,...

In this article: Modern Warfare 2, Australia, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Valve Software, and Channel Nine