Sadistic and Brutal Video Game Banned From U.K. Sale
A VIOLENT video game developed by an Edinburgh-based company has been banned in the UK - the first time in ten years that a such a game has been refused a classification. The ban applies to Manhunt 2, developed by Scottish company Rockstar North, whose other credits include the controversial Grand Theft Auto series. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rejected Manhunt 2, a sequel to the 2003 game of the same name, on the grounds of its "casual sadism" and "unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying". The game "constantly encourages visceral killing", it said.