January 28th, 2008
UK Manhunt 2 Ban to Stick
UK Manhunt 2 Ban to Stick
Well for the moment it looks like the UK banning of Manhunt 2 will stick. If you'll remember back, the ban was overruled by the Video Appeals Committee, but this week the High Court’s Mr Justice Mitting stated that the VAC had made an error of law regarding the meaning of the word ‘harm’. So the saga continues, the celebrations of the VAC win look to be over, and Rockstar don't seem to happy with this turn of events:
“We believe the Video Appeals Committee decision was correct and do not understand the court's decision to expend further public resources to censor a game that contains content well within the bounds established by the British Board of Film Classification's18-plus ratings certification.”
What do we think? We think it's about time the UK listen to the people and look at what is common in the 20th century. One of them is digital entertainment, the other is the freedom to watch and play what you feel is right for you and your family...