Manhunt 2 leaked by Sony Europe employee

Found on The Register on Sunday, 21 October 2007
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Last month, word got out that an uncensored beta of the game leaked into various BitTorrent sites. The warez build allowed gamers with modded PS2s to play the entire AO-rated version of Manhunt 2, made before Take-Two toned down the violence to placate government censors.

"Take-Two Interactive has confirmed that a former employee of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has acknowledged his responsibility for the unauthorized online distribution of an unrated play-test version of Manhunt 2 submitted for the European PAL Playstation 2 computer entertainment system."

Manhunt 2 has effectively been banned from the UK after the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) refused twice to grant the game a UK rating - determining it "unacceptable" over the fine point that it "constantly encourages visceral killing."

It's just a game anyway; and when gory movies sell well at theatres, it's only natural that similar games follow.