In today's modern age, it seems absurd that one person can hold up a democracy. Especially when what they are holding up, is something that would help 'protect children' not harm them.

It seems that is the case for Australian gamers, who's average age is now 30yrs old, yet the highest game rating available is just MA15+. Meaning many 18+ games either get banned or worse, censored. Some publishers don't even bother taking their games to Australia - Shellshock 2 is just one example.

Check the story out, vote on the poll and read what 91% or Australians want, yet are denied it. The story makes for some very interesting reading.

I have always seen myself as a not-so-gracefully ageing fairly casual but consistent gamer. I'm in my late thirties with a family but still enjoy my gaming.

Many of my equally aged friends think me stuck in some kind of 'child' time-warp for owning all the 'this-gen' consoles. I thought most gamers were Gen Y twenty-somethings and I was the exception, but I was wrong. How ignorant then are those who think gaming is still mainly for kids?

The fact is that the average age for the Australian gamer is now 30 years old, according to a new study by Bond University, Queensland. Yet we live in the dark ages where, while film is rated with R-ratings for content inappropriate for younger viewers, games are not.

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