Well, I'm sure we've all heard about South Australia Attorney General Michael Atkinson by now. If not, this article sums it up nicely. He's the man preventing Australia from getting an R18+ rating for games, and recently he dismissed the upcoming public consultation on the matter as "unfair and biased."

In a recent interview with Gamespot AU, Atkinson revealed that he isn't worried about losing his seat in the next election and that he assumes his competitor Gamers4Croydon's campaign "will involve criminal activities and dirty tricks, which is what I've come to expect from gamers."

Ouch!

Speaking to GameSpot AU this week, Atkinson--who has previously maintained that he is not the only Attorney-General opposing an R18+ rating for games--said he wasn't threatened by Gamers4Croydon's presence.

"It's 60 days until the election and they [Gamers4Croydon] don't even have a candidate yet," Atkinson said. "Their Web site is full of memorabilia but not much else. This electorate has some 24,000 people to talk to and convince. Personally, I see no evidence of local support for their party."

Support or not, Atkinson is already lobbing criticism at Gamers4Croydon. He believes the party is made up of gamers who will fail to act in a civil fashion.

"I assume the Gamers4Croydon campaign will involve criminal activities and dirty tricks, which is what I've come to expect from gamers," he said. "Regardless, I think they will struggle to get even 1 percent of the votes, and their campaign will actually discredit the public campaign in support for R18+ rather than enhance its chances. They [Gamers4Croydon] might do better leading up to the election, but at this stage they’re not doing anything. What's more, David Doe has to stop taking pleasure in people abusing me."

Atkinson said that the presence of a new challenging party has inspired him to begin his electioneering earlier.

Miss Razz via au.gamespot.com »