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‘We Happy Few’ Denied Rating for Australia

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While we wait for Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few to nail down that release date (it was originally scheduled for release back in April), news out of Australia is not good for those looking to buy the game.

According to Australia’s Classification Board, which handles ratings for games and film in the country, We Happy Few has been denied classification, due to the main game’s use of the Soma-like drug “Joy”, which is used in the game to detract the citizens of Wellington Wells from the Orwellian reality they live in. According to the code, video games that “depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified.”

Obviously, this isn’t the first time the Australian Classification Board has been the thorn in the video games industry. Fallout 3 was initially denied a rating for the drug Morphine (which was changed to Med-X and resubmitted), and Rockstar’s Manhunt was denied because of “high impact violence involving torture”. And of course, horror films are not safe. Wes Craven’s classic The Last House on the Left got slapped with a ban in 1987, and would remain that way until 2004 when the film was passed uncut.

There’s no word yet on if Compulsion Games will issue a patch or rework the game to satisfy the Board, but the latter seems unlikely. We Happy Few is set for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this summer.

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Blumhouse Horror Movie ‘Imaginary’ Will Be Available to Watch at Home This Week

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Dane DiLiegro as Chauncey Beast in 'Imaginary'

After scaring up $30 million at the worldwide box office, Blumhouse and Lionsgate’s new horror movie Imaginary is now headed home this week, Bloody Disgusting has learned.

Meet your brand-new best friend forever when Imaginary arrives on Premium Video on Demand and Premium Electronic Sell-Through on March 26 from Lionsgate.

Beginning tomorrow, Imaginary will be available to buy for $24.99 and to rent at $19.99 (48-hour period) on participating digital platforms from which movies are purchased, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and more.

Special Features include:

  • Vudu Exclusive Featurette – “Forged by Fire: A Tale of Unbreakable Family Bonds”

DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World Dominion) stars in Imaginary

“Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family. Her youngest stepdaughter Alice develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playful and become increasingly sinister. As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.”

The film also stars Tom Payne, Taegen BurnsPyper BraunVeronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley. The screenplay is by Jeff Wadlow & Greg Erb & Jason Oremland.

Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will produce, with Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf, Kick-Ass 2, Truth or Dare, Fantasy Island, The Curse of Bridge Hollow) producing and directing.

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