Silent Hill f's official ban in Australia lifted by ratings authority

Less than 24 hours after reports began surfacing about the Australian Ratings Board (ACB) banning the sale of Silent Hill f across the country because its contents failed to meet criteria, the ACB has removed its classification.

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Australian Ratings Board (ABC) website listing using Wayback Machine

It was only yesterday I reported the ACB classified Konami's upcoming Silent Hill f as "RC," which translates to "Refused Classification". The regulatory body of Australia that hands out ratings for media deemed the contents within Silent Hill f exceeded its guidelines, with the ACB stating on its website that any media with the RC classification "cannot be sold, hired, advertised or legally imported in Australia."

"Material classified as RC contains content that is outside generally-accepted community standards and exceeds what can be included in the R 18+ and X 18+ ratings," states the ACB website

This rating of Silent Hill f banned the sale of the game across the country, and the ACB didn't provide any details as to what specifically pushed the upcoming game over the line. However, it seems that the decision has now been revoked in just the last couple of hours, as the official website listing showcasing the rating for the game has now been removed. We can see the RC classification using the Wayback machine and dialing it back to just two days ago, but when loading the webpage today, we get "You are not authorized to access this page."

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Australian Ratings Board (ACB) removes Silent Hill f classification

Judging by the removal of the rating following the reports of the game being banned in Australia, it appears the official stamp by the ACB is currently under review, as the game will need to receive an official classification of some kind before it's released in Australia.

I have contacted Konami about ACB's rating and will follow up with another story once I receive a response.