And apparently...
They're remaking Star Wars with all the guns replaced with walkie talkies.
Ultra-violent videogame Manhunt 2 has beaten the ban and will hit store shelves in the US at Halloween, publisher Take-Two Interactive has said. Take-Two said that the game has been altered to achieve a lower age-rating than it was previously granted in the States. The US Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has now …
Who do they think they are to decide what game is appropriate?
Surely they should take a look at every single stupid game then?
Sims and Sims2 lets one drown people (make them swim in the pool, delete the ladder) or set them on fire (lock them in a room).
I guess next time someone drowns, EA will be blamed then?
GTA syndrome anyone?
Or perhaps Counter-Strike should be banned too? It encourages violence.
But then, why not Monkey Island too? It encourages piratey behaviour matey...
They're just R.E.T.A.R.D.S , that's my personal rating for people I wish weren't alive.
Congrats take 2, I hope it sells well.
...that you Brits can write without the slightest hint of outrage about how your government can ban *everyone in the country* from playing a video game because it's unsuitable for minors! Is this the standard for media in Britain - suitable for everyone or allowed for no-one? As much as I hate '1984' references, it's getting hard to resist...
Is this now the de-facto strategy for game publishers?
Develop a new game,or more likely rehash an old one.
Ramp up violence for initial release.
Use outrage to replace cost of marketing and advertising.
Return violence back to original level.
Sell shedloads to impressionable idiots.