When Politicians Attack: Manhunt 2 Re-raises ESRB ConcernsPosted 12:40pm Wed Nov 21, 2007 by Shiva Stella
Tags: Manhunt 2, politicians, hillary clinton, joe lieberman, ESRB, ratings
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Next-gen and other sites are reporting that Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Evan Bayh(D-Ind.), and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) have sent a letter to the ESRB encouraging the ratings board to "review the... ratings process."
The letter apparently follows the foursome's anger over Manhunt 2 receiving a Mature, as opposed to an Adults-Only, rating (it also might have something to do with that hacked content).
Here's a quote from the letter as posted by Video Business:
As you know, in June 2007, the British Board of Film Classification refused to rate Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 videogame … stating that it contains ‘unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone. In October 2007, the BBFC again refused to rate a revised Manhunt 2 stating that ‘the impact of the revisions on the bleakness and callousness of tone … is clearly insufficient.
In sum, we ask your consideration of whether it is time to review the robustness, reliability and repeatability of your ratings process, particularly for this genre of ‘ultra-violent’ videogames and advances in game controllers.
In sum, we ask your consideration of whether it is time to review the robustness, reliability and repeatability of your ratings process, particularly for this genre of ‘ultra-violent’ videogames and advances in game controllers.
Someone tell me how controller technology is the ESRB's business as well as violent?
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