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Manhunt 2 Damages Long-term Rep of Industry, says Braben

It's "not the sort of game" the industry should be making says Frontier Developments boss David Braben.

"I think at the root of this problem is that there's still an expectation among parents that ESRB/PEGI/BBFC ratings can be ignored - possibly based on their experience of games when they were younger," he told CVG.

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thorstein - 833 days 15 hours ago

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1 - David Braben's an idiot.

I have been playing games since the mid 70's. I am 35. I GET TO DECIDE WHAT I want to play. Games are not just for kids. I thought anime taught us that cartoons aren't just for kids, it goes for games too, so, David "No Balls" Braben, F*CK YOU!

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Time Lord - 833 days 9 hours ago

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100% agree

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Veritanimus - 832 days 15 hours ago

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Your comment just confirms your ignorance and selfishness toward understanding the bigger picture. You've been playing since blah blah blah and now you're blah blah blah and yet you still act like a whiny 2 year old. Yea, games haven't made you remain a moron. Note the sarcasm.

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MK_Red - 833 days 15 hours ago

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Even if devs don't make Manhunt 2 and other extreme games, stupid attention seekers and evil polititians will find a game to attack. Media loves bashing games and everyone is using games for their own benefits and fooling the parents.

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Maldread - 833 days 14 hours ago

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2.1 - MK Red

Agree completely, it seem games have taken over the blame which was placed at the movies before.

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MK_Red - 833 days 14 hours ago

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Superb point about movies. The media seems tired of bashing the movies, leaving torture porn movies like Hostel 2 and Saw 3 and instead playing with the new tabloid: Video Games.

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Maldread - 833 days 13 hours ago

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Yeah i know. To bad most people dosn`t know all that much about games and just falls for any Jack Thompson guy who say it`s bad for their kids.

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MK_Red - 833 days 13 hours ago

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I'm all for more M and AO rated games.
If only console makers allowed AO games on their consoles and the shops and chains didn't treat them like illegal drugs...

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 833 days 9 hours ago

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Bullsh!t it is.

So they shouldn't make this type of games?

Uhm... what's next. They shouldn't also make any horror/thriller movies?

What's next... Total censorship! Shut the fack up.

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PlayStation360 - 833 days 8 hours ago

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4.1 - Big Brother at it's worst bro

I'll tell you what comes next, possibly our FPS (they might think it's "simulation killing"), our RPG's (living a fantasy life in a game is "hazardous"), or some other stupid fascist excuse to censor our games. "Bullsh!t", totally agree bro. Times like these, forget console wars. If this keeps up, there will be no good games/consoles to wage war with. :( Game on my gaming brothers.

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riksweeney - 833 days 9 hours ago

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Oi, Braben!

Stop whining about what everyone else is doing and give us a true sequel to Elite!

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Biasmania - 833 days 8 hours ago

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I hate doing this, I really do, because I can't stand bringing politics and video games in the same conversation.

This is a real problem in my country, it seems every politician now thinks that the minute they jump on the "VIDEO GAMES ARE EVIL, AND TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO (Insert Horrific Act Of Violence Here)" they have the soccer mom vote. The hot coffee fiasco, which turned in to the Manhunt 2 fiasco has not helped at all. You have state governors wanting to ban violent video games, or jail people who sell them to minors. They need a scape goat, and right now games are easy to pick on, because everyone needs excuses for why someone does something they do. They can't just accept the fact, that some people are just plain wrong in their head to begin with.

I mean, come on, if a 13 year old hacks off his neighbors arms, and then dry humps the body. There were serious problems with the kid way before Grand Theft Auto, or Halo stepped in. I am sure Mario wasn't whispering "kill, kill, kill" in his or her ear.

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zuess74 - 833 days 7 hours ago

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I am 35 and a father of 2, an 18 rating means just that. it is a game for adults. what is the point of a 18 certiicate if parents ignore them. If films had no certificate we would all be watching disney all day. I want to play/watch films that are interesting and are suitable for me.

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Bullseye - 832 days 22 hours ago

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9 - I support David's view

I agree with David Braben 100% .This kind of software is worthy or representative of the industry! Let alone the the message it puts across to vulnerable kids.Bottom line is, these kind of games are often made ,because it's likely to make money on 'shock factor',regardless of quality or gameplay and that's just a cheap thing to do! Seriously, ask yourself why would someone WANT to make a game with such content? Sometimes it's more important to look at why people do the things they do, rather that just the thing they are doing.If you support the content of this game, i would be interested to know why.

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