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Halloween The Game Has Been Refused Classification In Australia

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Halloween: The Game Won’t Release in Australia Following Classification Denial
Rely on Horror Aug 12, 05:58 UTC

Halloween: The Game Won’t Release in Australia Following Classification Denial

Halloween: The Game Denied Release in Australia & New Zealand.

Halloween: The Game Refused Classification in Australia, So It Won’t Be Sold in New Zealand Despite the Fact That’s a Different Country
IGN Aug 11, 06:50 UTC

Halloween: The Game Refused Classification in Australia, So It Won’t Be Sold in New Zealand Despite the Fact That’s a Different Country

The determination involves Australia’s rules against having incentives for illicit drug use, but it’s entirely unclear why it impacts NZ, or why Illfonic won’t tweak its terminology to skirt the rules.

Halloween: The Game denied classification in Australia and New Zealand over drug depiction
Gamesindustry Aug 10, 19:20 UTC

Halloween: The Game denied classification in Australia and New Zealand over drug depiction

IllFonic's asymmetric horror title Halloween: The Game has been refused classification by the Australian Classifications Board, barring its sale in both Australia and New Zealand.

Australia Functionally Bans Halloween Game
DualShockers Aug 10, 11:31 UTC

Australia Functionally Bans Halloween Game

Australia has banned Halloween: The Game, but not for the reasons that fans might expect, as it's odd substances and not violence that's the issue.

Checkpoint Gaming Aug 10, 06:12 UTC

Halloween: The Game has been refused classification in Australia

Halloween: The Game has been refused classification in Australia due to the depiction of a "controlled substance".

Halloween The Game Has Been Refused Classification In Australia
Com Aug 10, 05:34 UTC

Halloween The Game Has Been Refused Classification In Australia

The year is 2026 and we’re still talking about games being refused classification in Australia. This time, it’s Halloween: The Game. The announcement was made on Twitter, by publisher IllFonic Publishing, who said that despite every effort,…

PowerUp Aug 10, 02:26 UTC

Halloween: The Game has been refused classification in Australia

The official X account for Hallowee: The Game has confirmed it has been refused classification in Australia. Developed by asymmetrical gaming masters Illfonic, the official X account advised that it wasn’t refused classification due to viol…