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Duke Nukem Forever rated Down Under

[UPDATE] The once "vaporware" title passes through local censors. 2K Games confirms title has not been edited ahead of its Australian release.

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Late last year GameSpot AU ran an article looking at four games that could possibly feel the wrath of the Australian Classification Board in 2011. As of today, that list now sits at three, with news coming in that Duke Nukem Forever has passed fit for sale. Not too surprisingly it earned the maximum MA 15+ rating for "strong violence, sexual references, crude humour and drug references."

Website Gamepron noticed an odd entry on the Classification Board's site for a title called 000A. A request from the board confirmed the rating and game title, revealing that it was indeed Duke Nukem Forever.

The report gives a brief synopsis for the game but makes no note of the content rated. GameSpot AU contacted the title's publisher, 2K Games Australia, seeking clarification on whether Australia players will receive an identical version to North America and Europe. 2K Games declined to comment.

Stay tuned to GameSpot AU for more news on the classification of Duke Nukem as it comes to hand.

[UPDATE] 2K Games has released a media statement confirming that Duke Nukem Forever has not been edited or modified in any ahead of its Australian release. Aussies gamers will receive the same version of the game as the rest of the world. Duke Nukem goes on sale Down Under on May 6 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Guess it's because you mostly kill aliens and monsters, but yeah, the sexual content sounds to be quite strong, but then only the US are super sensitive to that stuff. Good for you Australians, man, I can't wait for this game.

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winner for most surprising game to pass Aussi Board for 2011: DNF

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*speechless*

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f!@k yeah! they shouldnt of killed the strippers! :P

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radddd, I really hope this game delivers.

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Sweet! haha :P

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Wow, not edited for our release. I would almost buy this in shop instead of online oversease... except I still prefer to avoid our ridiculous taxes and pay only half price.

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@volcax Communism has nothing to do with it. Yes, communist states have censored content, but it actually has nothing to do with communism and all to do with dictatorships

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The Australian Classification Board seem to be avoiding confrontation with gamers after the AvP and Fallout 3 debacle. Perhaps they deep down realize that censoring content from adult consumers is just a little bit communist, and the rest of the world see's us as the 'red-headed step son' on the underside of the planet.

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"2K Games has released a media statement confirming that Duke Nukem Forever has not been edited or modified in any ahead of its Australian release." CATS AND DOGS, LIVING TOGETHER, MASS HYSTERIA!

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already pre ordered =)...hail the king

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Piece of cake! It's been a long time coming - I'll be buying it day one.

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Just ban the game so i know what is censored or not, since this is censored, now i have to search for the uncensored version ahhh

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I would laugh if the blurred parts in the trailer are actually blurred in the game and all the swear beeps are still in there.

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You've got to be kidding me. Even the trailer looked like it wouldn't have gotten released here. That's awesome ... BUT I'll still be importing it from the UK because we get charged ridiculous prices at retail here. Online shopping ftw.

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This board only seems to properly classify games when they feel like it. They censored L4D2 but not Dead rising 2 or AvP? It's a load of crap. They can't just randomly ban games because they are in idiot mode on certain days. They either censor all games with content like L4D2(Which is an extremely bad idea which I do not support in anyway) Or let all games in no matter what the content. Actually they should just Let every game in and hurry the hell up and get us our R-18 rating.

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@bahamut_au - well said mate!

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The Australian Classification board is inconsistent.

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i think because of the R18 uproar they are perhaps more lenient towards rating games, i mean how can l4d2 not pass but this can (not that im complaining) should be a kick ass game :)

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Woot! :D Time to preorder the CE if there is one.

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Woah Woah Woah. Game? Through? Aussie? Censors? And unedited too? Wow, now THAT is an achievement. Heh. It's probably because the people on the classification board have been waiting as long as we have. Hail to the king, baby!

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and it's unedited? THANK THE LORD! How the hell did this make it through?

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good, so I can now kick ass and chew bubble gum, even though I am all out of gum...

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The king baby!

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Great bout time our ratings board let us enjoy our games or at least this game

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haha... this got through... but L4D2, Dark Sector.etc didn't... if this doesn't prove inconsistencies and problems with our ratings board I don't know what does.

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Not edited. I'm going to fap over this news.

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Wait, it HASN'T BEEN EDITED??? How the hell did it get through censors? This game must be the most rating-busting game of all time and gets through the censors without a scratch. Wow. This is awesome :D

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I swear I can't understand the aussie censors; it's a SHAME, let the people play and have fun, not only with DNF, but with all games.

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They should just let Aussies play the damn game.....

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This is awesome. Can't wait to get it.

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No nudity? Misleading trailer is misleading, this game wont be good.

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glad to see it will be unedited though a bit surprised that the oflc didn't include nudity in the ratings guide guess they were lazy when checking.

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Lol not edited! While I'm relieved to hear that does it not prove how stupid our censorship system is?

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hmm read harder ace balls. no edits!

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Declined to comment means Yes. It's edited for Aussies. IMPORT TIME.

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I'm loving hearing that it won't be banned, but I don't like how we don't know if it's going to be edited or not. It can't be edited, that would be a crime.

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*facepalm*

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United Kingdom and Australia are so close as nations but are so distant in this area. Along with the rest of Europe it's been said multiple times that not alot has to be censored there in all forms of entertainment.

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Wonder how much edit will be done

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If they edit, I will import......

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If they declined to comment that pretty much says theyre gonna edit the hell out of it.

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@nutcrackr: I couldn't agree with you more. Seems very suspicious. Duke Nukem has always been more about guilty pleasure than quality so really if this game gets edited then it will be a very bad game in AU. A lot of people will be importing if this rumour is true.

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Another ADULT game made FOR ADULTS that will be sold to teens, FIX THE SYSTEM ALREADY! I love the games industry too much to see it abused in Australia.

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If this game gets edited I will be importing, why should I and others miss out on other things because our government doesn't want a R18+ system.

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they better not edited this game or its a day 1 import for me

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Why would they decline to comment unless something has been changed?

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