British Manhunt 2 petition as effective as every other online petition
An online petition to the British government asking for an 18 rating (and therefore a possible release) for Rockstar's Manhunt 2 was unsuccessful in swaying the British Board of Film Classification.
The office of the Prime Minister responded to the petition, leaving responsibility for game rating decisions with the BBFC, as expected: "The BBFC considered Manhunt 2 and concluded that, within the current guidelines, it could not be given a classification. The BBFC takes its responsibilities very seriously and it uses its powers to reject works extremely rarely." The statement then registered the government's agreement with the BBFC's ruling.
The big news here isn't the failure of the petition, but rather the fact that the Prime Minister's website has its own integrated petitioning system, and that someone in the office reads the things. That is just cool. You go, British government.
[Via GamesIndustry.biz]
