Take-Two 'Temporarily Suspends' Manhunt 2

The fate of the controversial Manhunt 2 is now in question, as publisher Take-Two Interactive has temporarily suspended plans for the game while it figures out what actions to pursue. It would seem like a financial hit is inevitable regardless of what they do, though. [Update: Modifying the game will cost over $1 million, says Pachter]

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LOL @ Take-Two.

Somewhere in a dark corner in the world, a little man named "Jack" cracks a smile...

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Somewhere in a dark corner in the world, a little man named "Jack" cracks a smile...

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...while the game industry begins its collective paranoia about adult content.

This is not a good sign at all for mature games.

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...while the game industry begins its collective paranoia about adult content.

This is not a good sign at all for mature games.

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One of the big three needs to step up and allow an AO rated game to be released on their system.

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This is not a good sign at all for mature games.

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This isn't a dig at you personally, but part of the problem is that in this industry we call games like Manhunt "mature." If you look up the word mature in the dictionary I guarantee it says nothing about being entertained by countless gory death animations or running over hookers for fun (no, it's not part of the game's story. Yes, we all do it anyway).

Now I watched the trailer for Manhunt 2 and it looked like it could be a legitimately violent, cinematic game. I'm just saying. I personally have no problem with schlock and by no means do I believe in censorship. But video games have notoriously immature content, and just think how a game like Manhunt looks to people outside our bubble.

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Somewhere in a dark corner in the world, a little man named "Jack" cracks a smile...

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Why would he crack a smile when he works for Rockstar?

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[Update: Modifying the game will cost over $1 million, says Pachter]

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This guy just pulls stuff out of his ass.

Getting this game to an M rating probably won't involve more than tweaking a few animations, editing a couple movies and changing a couple camera angles.

I agree that there should be an AO game released, but I'm with Salsashark here. The first AO game should actually earn its rating based on mature content - "mature" as in "for grown-ups."

And "Jack" refers to Jack Thompson, who probably will never work for Rockstar unless someone loses his mind and hires him as some kind of content consultant.

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Originally Posted by Salsashark

This isn't a dig at you personally, but part of the problem is that in this industry we call games like Manhunt "mature." If you look up the word mature in the dictionary I guarantee it says nothing about being entertained by countless gory death animations or running over hookers for fun (no, it's not part of the game's story. Yes, we all do it anyway).

Now I watched the trailer for Manhunt 2 and it looked like it could be a legitimately violent, cinematic game. I'm just saying. I personally have no problem with schlock and by no means do I believe in censorship. But video games have notoriously immature content, and just think how a game like Manhunt looks to people outside our bubble.

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QFT. To be honest I don't really understand why anyone would want to play a game where you mindlessly mutilate people with motion control (but then again I don't understand the appeal of gore-porn like Hostel 2 either).