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Manhunt Violence Story Sees Updates, Threats

Thanks to Blue's News for covering the latest developments in a UK videogame violence story, in which the Rockstar North-created game Manhunt was very allegedly implicated in "a grisly murder" - it's revealed: "The game was present in the victim's home, not the killer's... This may present a problem for those looking to turn this case to their own ends." Nonetheless, previously mentioned attorney Jack Thompson is jumping straight on the case, even from an continent away, according to GameDaily, as he rages: "We are going to destroy Rockstar, you can count on that... [ESA head] Doug Lowenstein makes Saddam Hussein look like a post-reformed Pinocchio." Finally, Gamesindustry.biz injects a thoughtful note into the mayhem, arguing: "Rockstar do not emerge from this affair smelling of roses... game makers could help the case a lot by trying to push the boundaries in terms of gameplay, rather than gore."

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  1. Well... by DAldredge · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least they didn't show a breast! Now THAT would have been evil and would have corrupted the minds of everyone that saw it.

  2. Re:A new slogan by Bwerf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Videogames don't make people violent, lag does.

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    If noone rtfa, then what's the slashdot effect?