Dark Sector not avaliable in Australia (AU Region) has yet it got reclassified...

[‒| Kim |‒]

Originally Dark Sector was banned in the stupid land of Australia and has since got un-banned:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Sector#Ban_in_Australia
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/07/08/dark-sector-gets-un-banned-australia
http://www.steamprices.com/au/app/29900/dark-sector

Might want to look into that, now we have and R18+ rating (cause it makes sense right):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-19/r18-video-game-rating-passes-senate/4078460

This thing. During the early 2000s. Australia was doing all nine different types of stupid from nanny state to content restriction.

More digging into my useless (Australia) country.

http://www.classification.gov.au/ - This shows every title that has ever got a classification for every single of film, interactive media (games) and literature that has entered Australia.

But get this it just keeps getting better:

http://i.imgur.com/4hxLFNO.jpg

http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=Cbj0LFEaoVIPHxQ2StsxDQ%253d%253d&ncdctx=ZuP%252fVh0BDVnmWgfmnMq0oqkFrPggXQNO4QvsfMd7obcK75MCSY6TZNJ7Gsj1eABU

So that is Dark Sector and it must of been reclassified at some point. But Warframe got through as well:
http://i.imgur.com/0ruXIrv.jpg

http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=8DiEEiR57Mn7mN3jj%2bGxFg%253d%253d&ncdctx=2W%252fYLmnbFwJXJp1AMyYhCZ8lo8khJjaIJA6WQ%2bEOQ%2b9%252fRyxx4BC4bzFRND4ltpcV
-- So Warframe gets classified MA15+ in August 2013. No problem there.

But when I search for Dark Sector in my region: (Yes I know my account details are blacked out.)

http://i.imgur.com/CUwOwFJ.jpg

When we go and look for: http://store.steampowered.com/app/29900/

http://i.imgur.com/wIaJws9.jpg

Here we are talking about regional locking in 2007 when the legislation has since been changed in Australia later on:
http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showpost.php?s=d8ede663ee778e8e3a24e1870e4f05e4&p=5895379&postcount=2

Dark Sector being off the 'Steam catalog' seems like a Steam problem either that or a database error or I could accuse Steam of censorship, but that can't be right?

Just my thoughts for the morning of the New Year, 2014, Here in Australia. Second that who do I contact about getting this product in the Steam back catalog or avaliable in my region?

[Satoru]

It's a pbulishers issue. If you want the game available in AU go talk to the pbulishers. They're the ones ultimately controlling it.

[‒| Kim |‒]

Well it doesn't seem to be a publishing issue. It seems to be a Steam issue. Did you have a look at the links I posted?

http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=Cbj0LFEaoVIPHxQ2StsxDQ%253d%253d&ncdctx=ZuP%252fVh0BDVnmWgfmnMq0oqkFrPggXQNO4QvsfMd7obcK75MCSY6TZNJ7Gsj1eABU
- This is Dark Sector has yet Steam isn't allowing me access to Dark Sector.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/29900/ - Through this link.

That means that it is a 'Steam' problem and not a publisher problem.