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They know: Take-Two warns of Manhunt 2 PSP hacks |
Listed in: News, Titles, Games Tags: ESRB, Take-Two Interactive
We earlier reported on a hack for Manhunt 2 on the PlayStation Portable, which enabled players to partially remove the censors that were in place to tone the game down from an AO to an M rating. This time around, it appears that even Take-Two Interactive's gotten wind of the hack, as they've reportedly been sending out a press statement. Here's how their message reads:Multiple edits were made to revise Manhunt 2 for its M-rated version.
Hackers apparently have altered one of those edits to produce an illegally modified version of the game that can only be played on an unauthorized, modified PlayStation Portable handheld system.
All of the game material, and especially these specific edits, was submitted to and reviewed by the ESRB in accordance with requirements regarding disclosure that were enacted two years ago and any contrary suggestion is inaccurate and irresponsible.
Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick said, "I stand behind the game and the ESRB ratings process. It is unfortunately the case that no one in the entertainment software industry is immune from hacking. We hope that consumers will not engage in hacking or download illegally modified copies of our games. We encourage them to enjoy our games as they are meant to be played. We would also like to emphasize that Manhunt 2 is intended for an audience aged 17 and above."
Following its release to North America, Manhunt 2 for the PSP and Wii has already been the subject of much controversy from both watchdog groups and political leaders. And need we remind the readers, this game's strictly for a Mature audience. Drop by again in case of new developments.
Via Game Politics
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Lol, as they are meant to be played huh? Well it was originally meant to be played WITHOUT censors and editing morons!
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all around halloween, its adults only so calm down, the nanny state wants you to stop smoking, drinking, eating bad food, stop playing video games, take exercise, aaaaaaaaaaaarrr rrrggggghhhh.........why dont we all just die now.
they shout louder but I cant hear you, the louder they shout the deafer I become!
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Illegal downloads aside, this is exactly what Take Two bet on would happen, and it did. The above statement is just a way to cover their asses legally because it's happened to them before and they know what kind of a retard Jack Thompson is. Show the dog a bone and it'll bite.
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Makes it sound like all of the AO material is on the disc. They might have been using it as dummy material to fill the disc like the Hot Coffe mod. Let's just hope that we can go through most or even all of the code and find some more interesting stuff just waiting to be unlocked.
Cheers for Take Two and Rockstar for giving us the uncut version of the game, right under the ESRB's noses.
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If anything, provided that the government doesn't ban it like the UK did, this game will sell more than it would have if no one had b!tched about it.
Anyhow, it's kinda like Harry Potter: the books weren't good at all, but because everyone talked about it, it sold extremely well. Likewise, (I'm not necessarily saying Manhunt 2 is a bad game; I'm just saying that EVEN IF it was a bad game,) it'll sell like crazy because everyone's talking about it.
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I think if I used eboot unpacker, that might do the trick. But the question is... how will I re-eboot it?
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they can't say it out right obviously, but i think they are giving us secret props
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