Web browsers visiting the Steam page for Saints Row 4 from an Australian Internet address are currently being met with a version of the game labelled "Low Violence", offering the ability to pre-order, but no further information on how it might differ from the standard issue game (thanks Kotaku).

Saints Row IV was refused classification in a recent submission attempt to the Australian Classification Board, effectively prohibiting the game's publisher Deep Silver from promoting the game locally ahead of its late August launch internationally.

Deep Silver has previously expressed that they will be "reworking some of the code to create a version of the game for this territory by removing the content which could cause offence", but its uncertain if the low violence version seen on Steam is intended to be that particular modified version.

With the global launch looming, and much already invested in marketing the game to Australians (including an entire booth dedicated to the game booked at the upcoming PAX Aus event in Melbourne), it stands to reason that the publisher would want to get local distribution back on schedule as soon as possible.

Saints Row 4 is due on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America on August 20th 2013, Europe on August 23rd, was originally meant to arrive in Australia on August 22nd (and still is in New Zealand).