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Europe's Manhunt 2 green-lighted...in Holland |
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While gamers in parts of Europe have a long road ahead regarding their copy of Take-Two Interactive's Manhunt 2 (PSP, Wii), word is out that the game is expected to be released in the Netherlands. According to Holland Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin, this is because existing Dutch laws do not authorize banning games due to violent content.The Minster noted that theoretically, it would still be possible to prosecute people who distributed the game to people under the age of 16 provided the images were violent enough. "The current law is based on the principle that every adult is considered capable of deciding for himself which games he wants to play, unless it contains illegal material," said Mr. Ballin in a letter to the Dutch Parliament.
Ballin further noted that the decision of what sort of video games children are allowed to play is "the joint responsibility of parents, the audiovisual industry and the government." Ballin wrote in the letter a plea for unified EU standard for video game ratings. As it stands, Manhunt 2 has been re-rated M by North America's ESRB, and has been cleared for an October 31 launch in the region.
Via Forbes
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I live in a dirty rotten place.........
We just believe its the responsibility of the parents/stores.
HE ITS YOUR KID SO LOOK AFTER HIM/HER :D:D
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YAY
... then i saw "...in Holland"...
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I wonder how much more gore can they put in? oO;
*drools*
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I love my country, everyone will start importing it like a motherf
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Nederland oo nederland, jij bent mijn kampioen
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Nederland doet het weer. xD
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We don't fear games, we just plat them!!
wilders for president:P
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Heeft die mongool van een Hirsch Ballin toch nog wat goed gedaan als minister....
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Lets not worry about morals if it brings money.
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altho im not gonna play...this gam is so messed up
what is the fun in killing and torturing for no reason wutsoevr? it makes my skin crawl.
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Just as people turned into yellow blobs, started sayin "waka eaka" only lived on pills and where afraid of ghosts when they played pac man in the eightes!
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in fact we do have a low crime rate, we legalized prostitution (instead of closing our eyes to the oldest profession in the world) and we allow people to buy small amounts and smoke weed (sadly we did not legalised it yet). still we have less percentage of people smoking pot than in belgium or the uk. And on the magic muschroom matter: 90% of the people that have problems with muschrooms are TOURISTS!
we have it all but still we don't go crazy and shoot people up. suck on that Thompson.
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@Rock Star, keep those great games commin'!
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Nederland is gewoon PWNAGE
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