'Manhunt 2' video game removed from major US retail chain

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A major US retail chain yanked "Manhunt 2" from its shelves after hackers published ways to resurrect gory scenes blurred to make the ultra-violent video game tamer.

Shortly after "Manhunt 2" was released this week, hackers found a way to restore obscured scenes, but only on Sony's PlayStation2 and PlayStation Portable devices modified with "hardware hacks".

After hackers posted their techniques on the Internet, Target Stores removed the video games from store shelves. Target routinely stocks video games with "mature" ratings but does not sell "adult-only" rated video games.

"We received additional information that players can potentially view previously filtered content by altering the game code," Target corporate...