‘Halloween’ game banned in Australia but not over violence
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- The Guardian Worldseen 23 Aug, 22:50headline rewritten
Illicit deeds have just gotten a new Halloween video game banned in Australia – and it’s not because of the violenceThe new Halloween video game has been banned in Australia – and not because of the violence - The Guardian Worldseen 24 Aug, 03:14description edited
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Academics – and a former director of Australia’s Classification Board – say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an incoherent set of standards Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Halloween’s Michael Myers is one of film’s most feared boogeymen, responsible for some of the most brutal on-screen deaths in horror cinema. US video game developer Illfonic looked to reproduce those terrors...Academics and a former classification board director say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an incoherent set of standards Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Halloween’s Michael Myers is one of film’s most feared boogeymen, responsible for some of the most brutal on-screen deaths in horror cinema. The US video game developer Illfonic looked to reproduce those terrors in its upcoming title Halloween: The Game, with gruesome killings a...
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Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- nme.com09:16first to report
The survival horror is due to launch early next month
Sun, 23 August 2026
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Illicit deeds have just gotten a new Halloween video game banned in Australia – and it’s not because of the violenceAcademics and a former classification board director say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an incoherent set of standards Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Halloween’s Michael Myers is one of film’s most feared boogeymen, responsible for some of the most brutal on-screen deaths in horror cinema. The US video game developer Illfonic looked to reproduce those terrors in its upcoming title Halloween: The Game, with gruesome killings a...
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)18:30
The controversial film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom was banned for decades in Australia but is getting a rare festival screening. Why are some films banned and what does the public lose when media is censored?