Federal and state governments in Australia have reached an agreement in principle to provide an R18+ rating for video games.
A national telephone survey conducted by Galaxy last year showed that 80% of the 2226 people contacted said they supported the introduction of an adult-only category for games.
The ABC reports the proposal was debated at a meeting of attorneys-general in Adelaide.
The New South Wales Attorney-General abstained from the proposal.
South Australia has previously indicated it will scrap its current MA15+ rating, meaning that all violent games will be restricted to adults.
Under the proposed guidelines, games containing high-level violence will be restricted to adults. Games containing extreme violence will continue to be refused classification and banned from sale altogether.
