The partnering of [URL=http://gamepolitics.com/2010/02/03/ebgames-joins-pro-r18-rating-fight]advocacy group Grow Up Australia and retailer EB Games[/URL] has resulted in strong backing for the addition of an R18+ rating category for videogames in Australia.
[URL=http://au.gamespot.com/news/6251658.html]GameSpot reports[/URL] that the pair’s initiative has resulted in 16,055 signatures on [URL=http://www.growupaustralia.com/show-your-support/r18-games-submission/]their pro R18+ petition[/URL], which will now be sent to the Attorney General’s department. EB Games had called attention to the movement via in-store signage and with links and images on its website.
South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson, often identified as the lone holdout against adding an R18+ category for games among Australian Attorney Generals, has said repeatedly that the R18+ issue is one that only gamers care about.
Public responses to the Discussion Paper are due by February 28. Following the submission period, [URL=http://gamepolitics.com/2010/02/05/after-discussion-paper-responses-are-received-what-next]responses will be compiled[/URL] into a report for Minister of Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor and other state and territory Attorney Generals.
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