At SXSW Sydney 2024, a panel of experts explored the matter.
Silent Hill: The Short Message will seemingly follow a young woman named Anita investigating a mystery.
Games featuring gambling and loot boxes will now get automatic, age-gated classifications in Australia.
Here's what's going on with Silent Hill f.
The game was refused classification in March 2021, but the decision was successfully challenged by Estonian developer ZA/UM.
The lauded role-playing game, often praised for its genre-defying ideas, has had its upcoming re-release blocked by the Australian Classification Board.
Australian MP Andrew Wilkie is looking to redefine loot boxes under Australian law.
The removal follows an apparent attempt to classify a console version of the game in Australia.
Any games with simulated gambling will get a much higher R18+ rating.
It's unclear whether the game will be censored for release.