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Halloween: The Game Will Actually Be Available in New Zealand After All
In the wake of Halloween: The Game being refused classification in Australia last week, and the subsequent confirmation that the game would not be available in Australia and New Zealand as a result, IGN reached out to IllFonic to clarify why the New Zealand release was affected. For example,...
Halloween: The Game Will Actually Be Available in New Zealand After All
Developer IllFonic alters course, and the game will now be made available digitally for NZ.
Halloween: The Game will get a digital release in New Zealand after all
Halloween: The Game will get a digital release in New Zealand after all, despite initially being lumped in with Australia's classification refusal. Read more
Halloween: The Game is Officially Unplayable for Millions of Gamers
Millions of gamers will not be able to play the upcoming Halloween: The Game when it launches for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on September 8. Halloween: The Game is the next asymmetric multiplayer horror game from developer IllFonic, known for titles like Friday the 13th: The Game, Predator:...
Halloween: The Game is Officially Unplayable for Millions of Gamers
Millions of gamers will unfortunately be missing out on the upcoming asymmetrical multiplayer horror game Halloween: The Game.
Halloween: The Game Won’t Be Sold in Australia, and Weed May Be the Reason Why
Halloween: The Game won't be sold in Australia and New Zealand due to how it depicts controlled substances.
Halloween: The Game Refused Classification in Australia, So It Won’t Be Sold in New Zealand Despite the Fact That’s a Different Country
Independent developer Illfonic, best known for its asymmetric multiplayer games based on iconic horror franchises, has revealed its upcoming Halloween: The Game has been refused classification in Australia. As a result, Halloween: The Game won’t be able to be sold via Australian storefronts....
Halloween: The Game Refused Classification in Australia, So It Won’t Be Sold in New Zealand Despite the Fact That’s a Different Country
The determination involves Australia’s rules against having incentives for illicit drug use, but it’s entirely unclear why it impacts NZ, or why Illfonic won’t tweak its terminology to skirt the rules.
Halloween: The Game is banned in Australia because incentivized drug use is bad but incentivized ultra-violence isn't
Halloween: The Game is the next multiplayer horror game from Illfonic, the studio behind Friday the 13th and Predator Hunting Grounds. Like Friday the 13th it's an asymmetrical affair: one player takes the form of psychotic masked serial killer Michael Myers, while everyone else plays the hapless...
Halloween: The Game is banned in Australia because incentivized drug use is bad but incentivized ultra-violence isn't
Priorities, priorities.
Halloween: The Game denied classification in Australia and New Zealand over drug depiction
IllFonic's asymmetric horror title Halloween: The Game has been refused classification by the Australian Classifications Board, barring its sale in both Australia and New Zealand. Read more
Halloween The Game has been banned in Australia and New Zealand because players can smoke weed in it
The upcoming video game adaptation of Halloween has been banned in Australia and New Zealand, developer IllFonic has confirmed. Based on the original 1978 film by John Carpenter, Halloween: The Game is set for release on September 8, and will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Two places...
Halloween: The Game banned in Australia because smoking weed buffs Michael Myers
Starring the iconic Michael Myers, Halloween: The Game is scheduled to release very soon, but it won’t be appearing in one country.
Halloween: The Game Banned In Australia, But Murdering People Isn’t The Problem
Halloween: The Game is right around the corner, but fans of the old-school horror film series in Australia and New Zealand won't be allowed to take part when the game comes out next month. Developer Illfonic has confirmed that it has been denied classification in those countries, effectively ruling...
Australia Functionally Bans Halloween Game
Australia has banned Halloween: The Game, but not for the reasons that fans might expect, as it's odd substances and not violence that's the issue.
Chilling Michael Myers action figure revealed for Halloween: The Game Limited Collectors Edition, and it's made by horror legends
Listen up horror fans, there's an exclusive Michael Myers figure in Halloween: The Game's limited edition
Halloween: The Game Unveils New Orange Grove Estates Map
Developer and publisher IllFonic, with co-publisher Gun Interactive, shared a brand-new map for Halloween: The Game, taking players to Orange Grove Estates as they try to evade Michael Myers.
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