October 25th, 2007

Manhunt 2 Selling in UK

I was telling you in other piece of news some time ago that the BBFC refused to give a rating to the videogame produced by Rockstar, Manhunt 2, and they also made it impossible legally for the product to be sold in shops.

The problem resides within the legal boundaries which have not been set properly by the UK’s 1984 Video Recordings Act. Downloaded games apparently do not need an age-limit classification, like 15 or 18 because the Act itself covers only physical products and it does impose only on the shops in the streets.

A BBFC spokeswoman, Carnell, said that if the Take Two publisher chose to sell the game as an online download, it would not be against the law: “that would be legal and not contravening the Video Recordings Act”. However, she added that the law itself is dated and the legal issue arising from it is ridiculous and that the publisher Take Two is probably aware of it.