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Thanks to the Australian Classifications Board (and by way of Kotaku), Aussie gamers have one more game to cross off their lists for the time being - Valve's highly-anticipated Left 4 Dead 2. The zombie-survival shooter has just been refused classification, preventing the title from being sold on Australian shelves.

The original Left 4 Dead was rated 'MA 15+' by the Board.

At this stage, we're seeking the full report from the ACB, but EA Australia has issued the following statement: "[We] are still working through the submission process with OFLC and want to explore all opportunities before making any comment."

UPDATE: News.com.au has a copy of the board report. The PDF file indicates that the game was refused classification due to 'high impact violence' against 'living humans infected with a rabies-like virus' that is unsuitable for minors under the age of 18.

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That sucks for the aussies, but this will just cause people to import/smuggle the games from other countries.

I do feel sorry for the aussies, they always get the bad end of the stick in the gaming world.

Funny thing is, as we speak someones email is probably getting spammed full of petitions for this, I hope they end up letting us have it as L4D2 looks great! .

I hope you guys get this game, too. I wonder does this mean this block download purchase of this game.

Wow, sorry all Australians! That really sucks! I hope you can get it, also.