Jack Thompson commends UK, gaming industry for game bans, takes swipes at Take-Two
US attorney Jack Thompson has commended the UK for banning Take-Two Interactive‘s Manhunt 2 from sale, adding that he “would absolutely like to see the US and other countries following the UKÂ’s lead.”
Thompson said in an article published in MCV UK that the British have a working model where a law has a functional sanction that prevents people from purchasing the concerned material. “I think you all have it right and I think the ruling on Manhunt 2 was spot on – and I see also that Take 2Â’s The Darkness was banned in Singapore,” he says to the UK ratings body BBFC.
Thompson also took a swipe at nemesis publisher and developer tandem Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games, saying that the fact that they made Manhunt 2 made it all the more likely for a ban to be imposed. The high visibility of Take 2 and Rockstar – the poster child for whatÂ’s wrong in the industry – made it more likely that it would get a ban,” comments the activist lawyer.
“In a way the BBFC rating is redundant because the industry itself, the format holders, have banned it,” Thompson says in reference to what he says is a sensible act by Sony and Nintendo to not allow an Adults Only-rated game to be sold in their platforms.
And if you think gamers are the only people excited about Grand Theft Auto IV‘s launch, you’re in for a shock. Thompson says “the next big thing thatÂ’s going to hit is Grand Theft Auto 4 and weÂ’ll have to wait and see whether or not that deserves a very restricted rating or doesnÂ’t get rated at all.”
The US attorney then concluded with optimism that Americans will adopt a similar rating system to that of the UK, especially Thompson says, if Hillary Clinton becomes the next President. “This has been one of her issues for many years, so I think if sheÂ’s elected youÂ’ll see a real push from the White House to have a national sanction hooking into the GovernmentÂ’s rating system.”
Via MCV UK
US attorney Jack Thompson has commended the UK for banning Take-Two Interactive‘s Manhunt 2 from sale, adding that he “would absolutely like to see the US and other countries following the UKÂ’s lead.”
Thompson said in an article published in MCV UK that the British have a working model where a law has a functional sanction that prevents people from purchasing the concerned material. “I think you all have it right and I think the ruling on Manhunt 2 was spot on – and I see also that Take 2Â’s The Darkness was banned in Singapore,” he says to the UK ratings body BBFC.
Thompson also took a swipe at nemesis publisher and developer tandem Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games, saying that the fact that they made Manhunt 2 made it all the more likely for a ban to be imposed. The high visibility of Take 2 and Rockstar – the poster child for whatÂ’s wrong in the industry – made it more likely that it would get a ban,” comments the activist lawyer.
“In a way the BBFC rating is redundant because the industry itself, the format holders, have banned it,” Thompson says in reference to what he says is a sensible act by Sony and Nintendo to not allow an Adults Only-rated game to be sold in their platforms.
And if you think gamers are the only people excited about Grand Theft Auto IV‘s launch, you’re in for a shock. Thompson says “the next big thing thatÂ’s going to hit is Grand Theft Auto 4 and weÂ’ll have to wait and see whether or not that deserves a very restricted rating or doesnÂ’t get rated at all.”
The US attorney then concluded with optimism that Americans will adopt a similar rating system to that of the UK, especially Thompson says, if Hillary Clinton becomes the next President. “This has been one of her issues for many years, so I think if sheÂ’s elected youÂ’ll see a real push from the White House to have a national sanction hooking into the GovernmentÂ’s rating system.”
Via MCV UK