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Take Two Vows To Publish Manhunt 2

Posted by Zonk on from the they-will-survive dept.

Despite Manhunt 2's bad reception in both UK and US, Take Two has publicly announced that it will publish the game at some point. Backing the title as art, once again, the company vowed to see the game released in some capacity or another. "The chairman added that Take-Two subsidiary Rockstar Games, which publishes Manhunt and the Grand Theft Auto series, sees itself as a producer of games rated M for Mature. However, Zelman did say Take-Two would stand by its game, even if it bore the dreaded AO for Adults Only rating. 'We don't see ourselves in the Adults Only business,' he told analysts listening to the call. 'Having said that, if we find ourselves in the Adults Only business, it would be because we have a title that we consider art and entertainment, that we consider if appropriately labeled AO, and that we would like to bring to market.'"

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  1. Re:I'm sure there is a market. by Volante3192 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Course, movies are rated by the MPAA, which is made up of the major movie studios. The ESRB was created out of an act of Congress.

    What the ESRB should be is headed by the big gaming publishers. If the movie studios can regulate themselves and put out Hostel, et. al., then game companies should be able to do the same. ...that or kill off the MPAA and make it a governmnt agency...which could have the added benefit of putting the brakes on Hostel Part 3.

  2. Re:Good for them by nickj6282 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wish AO would be treated just like R ratings for movies. Wal mart et. al. don't refuse to sell R rated movies, but have this problem with AO?


    Honestly I don't see this as a problem. So what if Walmart won't sell your game? The people who want to play Manhunt 2 are going to play Manhunt 2 regardless if they can get it at Walmart or not. Properly marketed (so far so good), Manhunt 2 will sell even if Walmart doesn't carry it. There's always Amazon or any number of other online stores, plus all the retail establishments that *gasp* aren't Walmart!

    I know that Walmart is part of a strategy to sell games to everyone. Without them, a lot of casual gamers would miss out on plenty of titles. Publishers would miss out on the sales to people who don't really know the game, but buy it anyway hoping it will be good. However, I think that we have moved past that type of game buying as a culture. When they cost a minimum of $50 a pop, people educate themselves about what they're buying before deciding what to purchase. In the end, the person who is going to pay attention to the marketing campaign, read reviews, and actually make a purchasing decision about buying Manhunt 2 or any other AO game are not going to be put-off by the fact that it can't be had from Walmart. Hell, a lot of people who take the time to educate themselves this much don't even shop at Walmart!