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Rockstar’s always controversial Manhunt series is back in the news. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) currently lists the PC version of the game with an “Adults Only” rating. The console version of Manhunt 2, released in 2008, initially received the same rating before Rockstar made changes that earned the… Continue Reading »

Adults Only-rated games have been despised by major retailers and console manufacturers. But there is a very distant possibility of console manufacturers giving the green signal to AO-rated games if they see any merit in the argument that AO-rated games are a form of free speech. Adam Thierer, director of… Continue Reading »

Manhunt 2‘s development began in 2004, a year after the release of the original Manhunt.  The title was wracked with controversy almost from the start. In March 2007, Manhunt 2 became one of Jack Thompson’s pet projects to bar its distribution along with Grand Theft Auto IV.  However, Thompson gave… Continue Reading »

Things aren’t looking good for Take Two’s game, Manhunt 2.  As previously reported here and here, Manhunt 2 has been banned in Ireland and the UK, and has been rated AO by the ESRB.  The news is that Australia has joined the censorship committee, refusing classification to the title.  Australia,… Continue Reading »

Manhunt 2, currently scheduled to be released for the Wii, PS2, and PSP, has been given an AO rating by the ESRB for ultra-violent content. In addition to the UK, which we previously announced as having refused to classify the game, Ireland has banned it as well, citing “the level… Continue Reading »

Manhunt 2, Rockstar’s newest videogame, has been banned in Britain for “unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying”, according to the British Board of Film Classification.  They have refused to give it a rating, essentially prohibiting businesses from selling it. Manhunt 2 is scheduled to be released on July 9,… Continue Reading »