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Haven’t been posting much Steam news lately but Valves new Steam Beta update seems to be newsworthy.  Right now you can opt into the Steam UI beta and experience the biggest change in Steam since the gaming platform and online content distribution network was launched.
The Steam Store outlines all the changes and enhancements to the [...]

The Classification Review Board met yesterday on 22 October 2009 to consider the re-application for L4D2 and unfortunately the Review Board has unanimously determined that the computer game Left 4 Dead 2 is classified RC due to extreme violence.
Looks like Australia will be stuck with an edited version of Left 4 Dead 2 indefinitely.
I was [...]

Looks like the OFLC have bowed to the immense internet pressure on them regarding Valve Software’s incoming Zombie frag fest, L4D2 with the game achieving a MA 15+ rating weeks before the game was to be re-reviewed.
I am assuming this is the unedited version of the game as the re-review was due on the 22nd [...]

Valve announced today it has appealed the Australian OFLC ruling of Left 4 Dead 2, hopefully they manage to convince the archaic OFLC to rate the highly anticipated Zombie Co-Op FPS.
Valve recently told IGN:
It would be a shame if folks in Australia, or anywhere else, are unable to purchase Left 4 Dead 2 because of [...]

Doug Lombardi has just spoken to Shacknews:
“We were surprised to hear of this news yesterday,” the executive informed us. “Obviously, everyone at Valve is pretty bummed.”
“It would be a shame if folks in Australia, or anywhere else, are unable to purchase Left 4 Dead 2 because of a ratings issue,” Lombardi lamented.
Left 4 Dead 2 [...]

Update:Because Australia has no R18+classification for games, Left 4 Dead 2 looks set to be banned in its current form.  Who says Aussies are the backward nation. RC classification simply means  Refused Classification.
The maximum Computer and Video game OFLC rating of MA15+ fails us gamers once again.
Left 4 Dead 2 has been refused classification in [...]

Proving that everyone at Valve do indeed have a incredibly massive, if not warped sense of humour, A fly Gabe Newell stunt has resulted with Gabe Newell and Erik Johnson to be flown to remote Brisbane, Australia, in order to playtest  Shotgun Sunrise and call off their potential boycott.
The required sum for the tickets was [...]