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Shaun Prescott

Halloween: The Game is banned in Australia because incentivized drug use is bad but incentivized ultra-violence isn't

Michael Myers from Halloween stands in the shadows, looking scary.

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 survivors. It's set to release on September 9, but when it does, players based in Australia won't be able to buy it.

Illfonic confirmed as much yesterday via its Halloween: The Game X account. "Despite every effort on our part, the Australian Classifications Board has denied Halloween: The Game a rating," it wrote.

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