![]() ![]() The report uses the typical juxtaposition of commentary from a gaming expert followed by a child psychologist. After all, games have been around for over twenty years now and it's about time the media caught up to the technology curve. ![]() It's easy to chide traditional media outlets over the way they report on gaming, but that won't stop me from laying on some more criticism. There are plenty of moments that will make any "hardcore" gamer slap their forehead in embarrassment. As usual the segment was wrought by a group of people who obviously have little or no experience with video games. ![]() You can watch the report here in case you missed the original broadcast. This is about kids stabbing each other with the family friendly Wiimote! One of latest high profile looks at this issue was featured prominently on CBS News by Katie Couric. Forget artistic integrity, or a consistent ratings system. What makes the situation worse is that instead of reporting on the game, the mainstream media only editorializes on the very best and the very worst case scenarios of the game industry. Meanwhile, the modified game is now available for anyone to experience first-hand. Take-Two is denouncing hackers, Common Sense Media is asking the FTC to step in, and the real issue of censorship and rating explicit content is lost in the shuffle. Thanks to hackers who were able to manipulate the code of the PSP version of the game, mature adults can find the uncensored reel of the executions all over the net. For one, we now have the ability to see exactly what was changed to flip Manhunt 2's rating from the sales killing Adults Only label to a sexy M for Mature. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.The debate over censorship and the ESRB should be at an all-time high right now. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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