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Will
we ever be able to enjoy our violent video games at peace without
having to worry about the politicians in Washington screwing it up?
Apparently, not as several Senators including Presidential hopeful
Hillary Clinton and the anti-gamer Joe Lieberman have signed a letter
calling for a review of the ESRB rating system in the wake of the Manhunt 2 fiasco.

A portion of the letter reads, "As you know, in June 2007, the
British Board of Film Classification refused to rate Rockstar's Manhunt
2 videogame ... stating that it contains 'unremitting bleakness and
callousness of tone. In October 2007, the BBFC again refused to rate a
revised Manhunt 2 stating that 'the impact of the revisions
on the bleakness and callousness of tone ... is clearly insufficient.
[The ESRB, however,] reduced the revised version's rating to "Mature,"
effectively opening the door to its widespread distribution and its
licensing approval by game system manufacturers Sony and Nintendo."

We think it's fair to say the last thing the ESRB needs to be is more
strict on the content it reviews. Moreover, It's growing increasingly
clear that the video game industry may never reach the societal
acceptance that the movie industry enjoys with its violent content.