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Dead Rising 2 Zombies to See Light of Day in AU

By pete_gallagher

The dead will rise again in Australia, this time uncensored, as that country's Classification Board has bestowed an MA 15+ rating upon the Capcom sequel.

So, the title will be spared the travails of another zombie gore fest, Valve's Left 4 Dead 2, which was originally refused classification twice, before a modified version was submitted and granted an MA 15+ rating late last year.

Dead Rising 2 carries the descriptors 'strong horror violence' along with 'blood and gore and sexual references.' THQ, who will distribute the title in Australia, told GameSpot that the game was not edited in anyway prior to submission. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on July 02, 2010 (boomark / email).