Silent Hill not coming home in Australia

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 26th 2008 at 12:30PM }

Atari, the distributor for Konami games in Australia, has stated (via GameSpot) that Silent Hill: Homecoming won't be coming to the land down under. The game has been refused classification by the OFLC, making it illegal to sell the game in stores. At earliest, the title is expected to arrive "next year" while Konami decides whether to edit the game for the region.

Fallout 3, which was also refused classification in Aussieland, endured minor edits so it could be sold in the country -- and those edits poured over to other regions. That will apparently not be the case for Silent Hill: Homecoming, which is still due to arrive everywhere else this year.

[Via Game Politics]

Tags: australia, oflc, silent-hill, silent-hill-homecoming

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

playwhutyalike (trying to lure out Mr. ESC) @ Sep 26th 2008 12:45PM

I'd hit it.

Duke @ Sep 26th 2008 12:48PM

Oh that is so weak.

linkman26 @ Sep 26th 2008 12:48PM

One of the reasons why i'm glad i wasn't a gamer born in aussie.

AirIntake @ Sep 26th 2008 1:10PM

Wow, I though Australia was similar to Canada, but in this respect they definitely aren't. Canada has less censoring than the US, while Australia seems to have more. They almost have a Germany level it seems at times.

Bass Masterson @ Sep 26th 2008 1:17PM

Canada does not have less censoring than the US. You have different broadcast and media standards, not 'less censoring'. Censorship doesn't even happen anymore, you just get restricted out of the market you want for inappropriate content.

How's your igloo?

twilightlynk.com @ Sep 26th 2008 2:57PM

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS BULLSHIT?! Are the people over at the OFLC getting more stupid or are they doing this out of spite or what?

Elmnt @ Sep 26th 2008 3:02PM

Yahtzee isn't going to like to hear this....

JAY JAY @ Sep 26th 2008 4:46PM

Man, I feel bad for the Australians...

LaughingTarget @ Sep 26th 2008 4:53PM

American friends + UPS + "Gift" written on the box = Fuck You, OFLC.

Catprog @ Sep 26th 2008 5:23PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Atkinson

#28 @ Sep 26th 2008 11:35PM

Yeah, what an asshole.

RJ @ Sep 27th 2008 6:43AM

Sucks to be an Australian Game Retailer.

Any gamer with a credit card knows what to do.

thomas @ Oct 10th 2008 2:00PM

yer bud i wish mate anyone with a credit card know what to do, i thought the same thing so i purchased them from play asia, and guess what yep i didn't recieve them cos they are banned in australia, so now i will hopefully be able to state my case cos i love silent hill more than any resident evil game, i hope they let me keep my games as i payed a bit of money for them