'Manhunt 2' Suspension May Boost Demand
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By MATT SLAGLE The decision by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to suspend distribution of the violent video game &quot;Manhunt 2&quot; could actually end up boosting demand from curious gamers, industry analysts said Friday.
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Manhunt 2, the first computer game in ten years to receive a UK ban, is to be released in modified form in the US.
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Manhunt 2 had originally been slated for a July 10 release, company now reviewing its options.
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The makers of a violent video game set in an ayslum for the criminally insane have suspended its release after a howl of outrage from some European nations which have already banned &quot;Manhunt 2.&quot;
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Slasher game maker wanted 17+ Rockstar Games' Manhunt 2 may have been banned for sale in Britain, but it has been rated Adults Only (AO) in the US, the developer's publisher, Take-Two Interactive, has confirmed.â¦
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Plans to ease licensing restrictions would have won company plenty of fans, so why did it reverse course at the last minute?
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Manhunt 2 won't be played on the Wii, PSP, or the PlayStation 2 unless the developer changes the content.
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The Manhunt 2 controversy continues. After Take-Two acknowledged recently that their game had received a [preliminary "Adults Only" rating] from the ESRB, spokespersons from both Sony and Nintendo confirmed that the game would not find itself a home on their console systems should that rating stand.
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Organisers trying to overturn court decision suspending free show over security concerns.
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Blog: Decision means the psychological horror title can not be legally be supplied anywhere in the U.K. Rockstar, a division of Take-Two Interactive, has six weeks to appeal.
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A planned Black Hat demo of a technique for undermining Trusted Platform Module hardware-based security has been abruptly withdrawn from the schedule. Nitin and Vipin Kumar had provided an abstract for their talk, but they're not saying why they've withdrawn.
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On Tuesday, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) announced that it had banned the sale of Manhunt 2, a video game produced by Rockstar Games.
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BAGHDAD - American officials scrambled to head off a potential crisis yesterday after irate Iraqi authorities canceled the license of controversial US security company Blackwater USA, whose guards were accused of shooting to death eight civilians while guarding a US State Department motorcade.
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Refuse to release game unless it gets a lower rating Both Sony and Nintendo have confirmed that they will not authorise the release of controversial video game Manhunt 2 on their games consoles - the PS2, PSP and the Wii - in the US.â¦
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A paper in The Journal of Consumer Research looks at the effects of self-restraint on subsequent impulse purchases.
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When ratings boards in the United States, Britain and other nations effectively killed the video game Manhunt 2 last week, I got set for gore. And I found plenty.
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The makers of violent video game Manhunt 2 remain mum on both what specifically earned it an Adults Only rating and the game&#39;s future. But that hasn&#39;t stopped speculation and discussion about the situation and its impact on the industry. &quot;Manhunt 2 is very significant,&quot; says Dennis McCauley of GamePolitics.com. &quot;In the U.S, the industry&#39;s own game content rating board is sending a very clear signal as to where the line is on violence.&quot;