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Target May Discontinue Manhunt 2 Sales

Posted by Zonk on from the too-hot-to-handle dept.

Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs blog is reporting that retail giant Target may be pulling Rockstar's Manhunt 2 from store shelves and their online storefront. "This could be an interesting case: there is no content in Manhunt 2 that goes above and beyond what we've seen in other M-rated games without the extensive hacks needed to unlock the more graphic content. If Target wasn't seeing high sales of the game though, it wouldn't hurt the company financially to pull the game, and it gets to look family-friendly. From a public relations standpoint that's a win-win situation. My question remains: would Target be as quick to pull the game if it were a runaway success? " GamePoltics has up a discussion of the issues surrounding this move, with commentary from analyst Michael Pachter.

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  1. I think I speak for the majority.... by Borealis · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think I speak for the majority of gamers when I say "Who gives a rat's ass?"

    I mean seriously, when the major marketing point of a game is whether it's banned, not the graphics, gameplay, and technical merit, one has to wonder whether anybody besides Jack Thompson is ever going to bother with the game.

    Can we stop talking about this lame and pathetic excuse for a game now? Violence as part of a game is shiny. Crappy games that use it to sell instead of actually being decent suck, let's move on.

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    Unbreakable toys can be used to break other toys.
  2. If the game sucks, don't sell it. by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Another week, another "Manhunt is, like, so XTREEM" article, eh? Someone in their PR department is due for a promotion.

    Would Target be as quick to pull the game if it were a runaway success?


    No. (Kind of a silly question, isn't it.)

    Players think the game sucks: they aren't falling for the enormous "carnage to the limit is cool" marketing campaign that's been going on here on Slashdot and elsewhere for six months. If anyone wanted it, the game would earn its shelf space. But...they don't, so buh-bye.