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'World of Warcraft' and Other MMOs Taken Off Australian Shelves

by Kaiser Hwang on February 6, 2009 at 09:10 AM

In Australia, if a video game doesn't have an Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) rating, typically, it's not carried on store shelves. Similarly, if a game has anything over an MA15+ rating (suitable for children 15 and up), it's also not carried in stores. The exception? A number of massively multiplayer online games, including the one and only 'World of Warcraft.'

Well, that is, until recently. Any and all unrated massively multiplayer online games have now been banned from store shelves until they receive a proper OFLC rating. Whether the games previously being sold on shelves without a rating was a pure accident or not, the fact is, it's no longer the case. Blizzard, maker of 'WoW,' noted on its forums that it "will always respect the laws of the countries in which we operate." Given the popularity of the game, and the lack of explicit violence and gore, we expect the game will be back on shelves sooner rather than later. [From: Joystiq]

Tags: australia, blizzard, mmorpg, mmos, worldofwarcraft, wow

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