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29 July 2004 by Samantha Loveday
GAMES retailers have reacted swiftly to claims made in the national press this morning that Manhunt is to blame for the murder of a schoolboy - pulling the PS2 game from shelves.
Dixons, GAME and Woolworths have all removed the title.
The story, which was on the front pages of the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror this morning, has spread across the media, being a main feature on the lunchtime terrestial and satellite news bulletins. It is also expected to feature heavily on the evening programmes, with ELSPA director general Roger Bennett appearing.
A spokesperson for GAME told MCV: "As a mark of respect, we have removed the title from the shelves."
HMV, however, has no plans to take Manhunt off sale.
Press spokesperson Gennaro Castaldo explained: "If it has been certificated by the relevant bodies, then we don't want to control what people should and shouldn't buy."
mcvuk.com
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30 July 2004 By Stuart Dinsey
The games industry woke up to more nightmare publicity this morning, with chief protagonist the Daily Mail firing out another front page screamer.
With the headline 'Ban These Evil Games' the Mail has followed accusations that the Rockstar game Manhunt influenced a teenage murderer to call for a complete ban on a range of titles.
Packshots of The Suffering, Hitman: Contracts, Grand Theft Auto 3, Unreal Tournament, Soldier of Fortune 2, State of Emergency and Doom 3 are all featured on the newspaper's cover, with more coverage on each game's content inside.
Most media coverage eventually moved the original Manhunt story on, following MCV's email flash revealing that Dixons, Game and Woolworths were amongst the leading retail chains that had pulled it off the shelves.
Roger Bennett, director general of trade body ELSPA, spent yesterday defending the industry to press, radio and TV. He constantly pointed that there is a classification system in place for software, that only one per cent of titles are rated 18 or above and that there is no proven link between content and irregular behaviour.
But this story, and indeed the underlying issue of violent games being so popular and profitable, is unlikely to go away quickly.
In its editorial comment this morning the Mail, for one, concludes: "Regulation? Forget it. Clearly, it will take official action to end this
poisoning of young minds."
mcvuk.com
29 July 2004 by Samantha Loveday
GAMES retailers have reacted swiftly to claims made in the national press this morning that Manhunt is to blame for the murder of a schoolboy - pulling the PS2 game from shelves.
Dixons, GAME and Woolworths have all removed the title.
The story, which was on the front pages of the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror this morning, has spread across the media, being a main feature on the lunchtime terrestial and satellite news bulletins. It is also expected to feature heavily on the evening programmes, with ELSPA director general Roger Bennett appearing.
A spokesperson for GAME told MCV: "As a mark of respect, we have removed the title from the shelves."
HMV, however, has no plans to take Manhunt off sale.
Press spokesperson Gennaro Castaldo explained: "If it has been certificated by the relevant bodies, then we don't want to control what people should and shouldn't buy."
mcvuk.com
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30 July 2004 By Stuart Dinsey
The games industry woke up to more nightmare publicity this morning, with chief protagonist the Daily Mail firing out another front page screamer.
With the headline 'Ban These Evil Games' the Mail has followed accusations that the Rockstar game Manhunt influenced a teenage murderer to call for a complete ban on a range of titles.
Packshots of The Suffering, Hitman: Contracts, Grand Theft Auto 3, Unreal Tournament, Soldier of Fortune 2, State of Emergency and Doom 3 are all featured on the newspaper's cover, with more coverage on each game's content inside.
Most media coverage eventually moved the original Manhunt story on, following MCV's email flash revealing that Dixons, Game and Woolworths were amongst the leading retail chains that had pulled it off the shelves.
Roger Bennett, director general of trade body ELSPA, spent yesterday defending the industry to press, radio and TV. He constantly pointed that there is a classification system in place for software, that only one per cent of titles are rated 18 or above and that there is no proven link between content and irregular behaviour.
But this story, and indeed the underlying issue of violent games being so popular and profitable, is unlikely to go away quickly.
In its editorial comment this morning the Mail, for one, concludes: "Regulation? Forget it. Clearly, it will take official action to end this
poisoning of young minds."
mcvuk.com
