Rockstar hits out at GamesIndustry.biz article on Manhunt 2

A month ago, GamesIndustry.biz ran an article on Manhunt 2 and the game's banning at the hands of the BBFC. While the article, written by contributor Rob Fahey, began by initially expressing distaste at the fact that such an action could occur, it continued on to be very critical of Rockstar, stating that in making Manhunt 2 the company has 'crossed the line - and crossed it at a full tilt run'.
Later on Fahey says that Manhunt 2 'may, in fact, be the game which lives up to the shrill claims of the conservative wing that games are "murder simulators"', and said of its creator, 'In making such a game Rockstar has been juvenile, shameful and irresponsible. The right of creators to push the boundaries of media and society must be balanced out against a simple sense of social responsibility - something with Rockstar seems to entirely lack'.
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