Fallout 3 gets classified R18 in New Zealand

Word just through from the local distributor that Fallout 3 has been classified R18: Contains Graphic Violence and Offensive Language.

They also sent through some other info in relation to the classification...

To put some rumours to rest, the version releasing here in New Zealand is the same version that will be released globally. Fallout 3 publisher Bethesda has confirmed that the cuts made to its upcoming post-apocalyptic RPG in order to gain the approval of Australian censors have been incorporated into the international version of the title.

Bethesda’s VP of PR and marketing Peter Hines stated: “We want to make sure folks understand that the Australian version of Fallout 3 is identical to both the UK and North American versions in every way, on every platform. 

“An issue was raised concerning references to real world, proscribed drugs in the game, and we subsequently removed those references and replaced them with fictional names. To avoid confusion among people in different territories, we decided to make those substitutions in all versions of the game, in all territories.

“I didn't want people continuing to assume the version in Australia was some altered version when it's not.”


Fallout 3 is due to release October 31st on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.