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All M rated games could soon be legal in the land down under.

After years of waiting, Australia will soon be able to introduce a rating higher than the current cap of MA15+.  Previously, the lack of a higher rating caused several titles rated M in the US, to be heavily censored or outright banned in that country.  The list of banned titles includes the soon to be released Syndicate, as well as previously released titles such as Mortal Kombat, Left 4 Dead 2, Silent Hill: Homecoming, and Fallout 3.

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The ACB has refused to rate the reboot to the franchise.

Austrailia's Classification Board has a history of banning video games in its country. The Witcher 2, 50 Cent: Bulletproof and more recently, Mortal Kombat have all been denied entry down under. The new Syndicate reboot that was set to be released in February of 2012 can now be added to the list as it has been effectively banned by the ACB.

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