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Condemned 2 Trying to Avoid Manhunt 2's Fate

Posted by Zonk on from the game-must-be-approved-by-state-comrade dept.

CVG is reporting that Monolith, makers of the upcoming Condemned 2, are working with the ESRB to avoid an AO rating. As we've discussed previously, an AO ban in the states is effectively a ban on retail sales. From the article: "When asked for examples of what we might now never see in a game again, we were told, 'An example of what we cut would be putting someone's head in a vice. That was too much, you know. There are also some decapitations we've lost. But this is more Sin City than it is real world and we want people to know that this is not a real world.'"

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  1. Re:Bah by Loadmaster · · Score: 2, Informative

    The problem is Sony, MS and Nintendo will not allow AO games on their consoles. Gotta blame the ESRB and hardware companies for this crap.

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  2. Re:Who will wise up... by GweeDo · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Can't they just have parental lockout for games with a certain rating"

    The Wii, Xbox360 and PS3 already have systems where you can lock out any ESRB rating if you don't know the passcode to play.

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  3. Re:Bah by 7Prime · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, it was Sony who spoke up first. Remember, Manhunt 2 was to be released on the Wii and PS3. Microsoft's a little more wishy-washy on the issue, but from what I've heard, it's only because they haven't really been forced into a possition like this before. All three of them have a strictly no-AO policy, however.

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  4. Re:::choke:: by Damvan · · Score: 2, Informative

    Dude, you are off by at least 10 years. I am 40, and definately a member of the original video game generation.