Australians are tired of getting the short end of the gaming stick. The lack of an R18+ rating on the OFLC means that games with mature or adult content can easily be refused classification and subsequently banned. They're not taking that lying down. In fact, gamers Down Under are planning to march and hold a rally demanding the implementation of an R18+ rating.

Australian gamers have long lamented the difficulties that the lack of an 18+ rating has caused in their home country. Almost every year, we hear about high-profile games being banned or watered down just so they can squeeze past the Office of Film and Literature Classification's (OFLC) tight screening process. Entries in Sony's God of War series have so far been able to arrive safely in the territory, but according to Digital Life, the developers of God of War III have expressed concern about whether or not the game will be able to do the same.

Just a few more weeks and Alma finally unleashes havoc. Demo-schmemo, you can only go so far with the demo. The full game is just about to hit retail!

Just in time for a February 10 release in North America, FEAR 2: Project Origin has now gone gold for all of its platform versions, namely the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

We finally have news of what Atari changed in Silent Hill: Homecoming so that it could be reclassified by the OFLC ratings board and get itself out of "banned" status. Originally, the OFLC refused to give the game a rating because of some disturbing scenes involving a drill, but now, they've managed to curb around that.

I'm sure some of you have already finished this game, but for our mates down in Austrailia, this news is definitely good to hear. Silent Hill: Homecoming has finally surpassed the hell (*snort* hell indeed) its been through with the OFLC ratings board and has been reclassified for retail release.

Score one for Warner Bros. They've apparently been able to convince the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) to lift the ban on F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (Xbox 360, PS3, PC). More details after the jump.

Blood. Lots and lots of blood.

That's one of the many reasons - most of them related to blood and the methods of making bodies spurt quarts of the stuff - why Monolith Productions' F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) didn't make it past Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC).

The Attorney Generals of Australia finally agreed to release a discussion paper on whether or not an R18+ rating will be added to the currently existing ratings board. The paper will be made available over the Internet and will ask opinions on a number of issues relating to the introduction of the R18+ classification for video games. Hope it works. Good luck mates.

Australia's OFLC might have listed 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand on the Xbox 360 and PS3 with THQ as its life-saving publisher, but what about in other parts of the world? Over at the BBFC listings, turns out that THQ also got the rights to publish the game for the UK.

Some people may wish it wasn't so, but It looks like Swordfish Studios' 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) has gotten a new lease on life. Details after the jump.