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| Warner Bros. to ask for Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition R18+ rating in Australia Jan 15th 2013, 03:40 Publisher says it will submit the Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition to the Australian Classification Board for consideration under the newly introduced adult classification category for video games. 
Warner Bros has confirmed that it will submit Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition--released in the US in February last year--to the Australian Classification Board for classification under the newly introduced R18+ rating. The publisher's 2011 Mortal Kombat reboot was originally banned by the Classification Board for "explicit" violence, blood spray, and limb dismemberment during fatalities, which made it unable to be accommodated within the maximum MA15+ guidelines in place at the time the game was submitted for classification. Warner Bros later launched an appeal against the ban, claiming that the violence in the game is on par with other games already available for sale in Australia. The appeal was unsuccessful, and thus Mortal Kombat has remained banned in Australia to this day. However, the recently introduced R18+ classification for video games now makes it possible for video games with high-impact violence to be sold in Australia. "Warner Bros Entertainment Australia will be submitting the Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition for classification under the new R18+ classification category," the publisher told GameSpot AU today. The publisher declined to comment further on when the game will be submitted. The game is currently available in other territories on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Earlier this month, the Classification Board confirmed that the first title to receive the new R18+ rating in Australia will be Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge for the Wii U. The game will be published by Nintendo, but currently has no release date in Australia. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
|  | League of Legends Championship Series launches Season 3 qualifiers Jan 15th 2013, 03:33 League of Legends Championship Series Season 3 announced by Riot Games; first half to run February 7 - April 20, second half to follow on June 1 - August 31. 
Last week saw the North American qualifiers for Season 3 of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) kick off. The 16 teams who made it through competed for one of five spots in the tournament. Hosted by Riot Games, the North American qualifiers followed a double elimination format consisting of four groups made up of four teams each. Teams finishing in the top two of each group went on to the winner’s bracket, where they faced off against each other in a best-of-three, single elimination format. The first half of Season 3 officially begins February 7 and runs till April 20, with the second half to follow on June 1 to August 31. At the conclusion of the second half, the top teams from each division will advance to the World Championship to compete for a prize pool that Riot Games has described as ’millions of dollars’. The 16 teams will be comprised of eight North American teams and eight European teams. A full write-up of the weekend qualifier results will be posted shortly on GameSpot. For more on the LCS Season 3 North American qualifier, including team interviews, check out GameSpot’s coverage of the event. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
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