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Coming up in Gaming – January

Coming up in Gaming – January

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With the holiday period coming to a close it is time to look at the games that are due for release in January. Traditionally, as we leave the busy release schedules of November and December in the run up to Christmas, the lineups for January and February tend to be a little bit bare. However, there are still some crackers to look forward to over the next 31 days so let’s jump straight into the bigger releases for the month ahead. Big Releases The latest Saints Row instalment hits store shelves January 27. A joint venture between Volition and High Voltage Software, Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is a standalone expansion to Saints Row IV. The new expansion contains far more content that previous DLC for the title. It includes a number of new concepts, including angelic flight and a distinctive progression style that differs from the more open story of its predecessors. It will be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 via digital distribution on the

Australia bans Saints Row IV

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Saints Row IV has become the first game in Australia be be refused classification under the Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games which commenced on January 1st, 2013. As a result, Saints Row IV is banned in Australia and would not see an Australian release come August 22nd, 2013. According to the media release issued by the Australian Government Classification Board, Saints Row IV was refused the maximum R18+ classification due to its implied sexual violence and related drug use. “In the Board’s opinion, Saints Row IV, includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context. In addition, the game includes elements of illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards. Such depictions are prohibited by the computer games guidelines.” Since the introduction of the new guidelines, Australia has granted the maximum R18+ rating to 17 games which includes Metro: Last Light, Ride to Hell: Retribution and The Last of Us. Saints Row IV is scheduled to be released worldwide on August