In response to customer demand, EB Games gave consumers the opportunity through their 350 stores across Australia and online at www.ebgames.com.au to sign a submission that will form part of the EB Games submission to the Attorney-General’s Department. The EB Games submission which will be tabled later this week will support the IGEA submission present earlier this week. 

“EB Games fully supports the IGEA’s submission for the introduction of an R18+ rating. This introduction of an R18+ rating in Australia is long overdue and we have welcomed this opportunity to show the Government that this is an issue that is not only supported by the gaming industry but also by the majority of Australians” said EB Games Managing Director Steve Wilson. 

EB Games collected over 30,000 hand signed submissions in just 2 weeks along with an additional 16,000 submissions that were collected online in conjunction with Grow Up Australia. This equated to an astonishing total of over 46,000 submissions in support of an R18+ rating.    

In response to this, Steve Wilson stated “The responses that we have received in just 2 weeks have been simply phenomenal. Over 46,000 Australian’s have taken the time to show their support for the introduction of an R 18+ rating”. 

He continued “This ground swell of support has proven in no uncertain terms and once and for all, that there is not just a minority calling for this change, but rather everyday Australian’s”. 

Finally Steve reiterated “This is not a call for violent video games, but rather a better classification system and fair go for the local industry. Titles such as Left For Dead 2 in their unedited form are being imported unregulated and unclassified into Australia. This is not only concerning from a classification perspective, but it is also affecting local jobs”.      

EB Games will be delivering their submission and all the signed submissions, equating to 158kg of paper to the Attorney-General’s Department this week. 

About EB Games 

EB Games Australia head office is located in Queensland, with retail stores operating in every Australian State and Territory. EB Games Australia is part of GameStop Corp. Currently EB Games have 350 retail stores in Australia. The Company sells new and preowned video game software, hardware and accessories for video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells PC entertainment software, related accessories and other merchandise. General information on EB Games can be obtained at the company’s website: http://www.ebgames.com.au.