Retail reports say Fallout 3 modified for Australian release

A new report from IGN brings some hope for Australian gamers who are afraid they’ll miss out on Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC). The word from retail is that the game’s getting some alterations to make it suitable for release. Find out what’s been changed after the jump.

Folks in Australia were understandably dismayed at the news that Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) was refused classification, essentially keeping it from being sold in stores. A new report from IGN, however, seems to bring some hope that the game will still get a release in the continent, as the word from retail is that the game’s getting itself some alterations to make it suitable for release.

The alterations? Well, it was originally banned for making references to real drugs, such as morphine. The change that Bethesda may have done is probably a renaming of the mentions of the drug so as not to tick off censors.

So far, IGN has checked with the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) and there doesn’t seem to be any reinstatement of the game listed on the OFLC website. Fallout 3’s distributor, Red-Ant, also hasn’t commented on the report.

That said, we’ll keep checking various sources to see if this news report holds true or not. Stay tuned.

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Via IGN