Violent computer games will now be subject to R18+ ratings in
NSW to protect young people from harmful and disturbing
material.  The new laws, passed in the NSW Parliament last
night, make it an offence to sell an R18+ computer game to a
minor.  This is in line with the federal government's move to
introduce a national regime to make classification rules for
computer games and film the same.  "This is a victory for adult
gamers and a victory for parents who want to protect their
children from computer games with unsuitable content," the
state's Attorney-General Greg Smith said after the bill was
passed.  He said the new R18+ rating would prevent violent games
from being classified as MA15+ by default because the R18+
category did not exist in Australia.  "Minors should be
protected from material that is likely to harm or disturb them,"
Mr Smith said in a statement.  The state government said
depictions of sexual violence in games would still be banned
under the Refused Classification category.  The Commonweal