Despite the ESRB's decision to change Manhunt 2's initial rating from AO to M, Target stores apparently will not be selling the game in North America.
Calls to Target's corporate offices were not immediately returned, but several branches confirmed that they will not be carrying Rockstar's title.
According to Game Politics, an internal Target memo told every branch to stop selling the game and to refuse all future deliveries of the title for all systems.
Interestingly enough, the PSP version of Manhunt 2 is still available for sale on Target's website, which states: "This item is available online, but is not available in stores."
Manhunt 2, released last week, is still being sold at other US retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, and Wal-Mart.
A Best Buy spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz that they abide by the ESRB ratings, selling M-rated games to those who produce valid IDs, and currently had no plans to pull the game from their shelves.
UPDATE: A representative from Target's corporate office confirmed that the company made a decision to no longer sell Manhunt 2. She refused to elaborate further, and the company has not issued a formal statement.
Major Nelson of majornelson.com has just reported the huge price cut in the HD DVD player for the XBOX 360.
He said and i quote, "The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player price has dropped from $179.99 to $129.99 (U.S. MSRP.) This new price is effective immediately in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Combine the new price with the 5 free HD DVD offer and it’s a pretty good deal."
Must be a clearout sale to make way for the XBOX360 external Hi-Speed USB Blu-ray Drive.
Yes i made that last bit up about the Blu-ray, so no PM's.. lol
West Yorkshire Police, raided a swap meet vendor, to find over 5,000 games. Got a warrant for his home, and ended up netting 246 Wii's, 168 Xbox 360, 19 PSPs, 12 DS Lites, 6 PlayStation 2s, and 6 PlayStation 3s. They found an additional 300-400 games, which brings the total up to around 5,300 pirated games.
I'm not so keen on the laws against mod-chips, but have no problems watching pirates go down. This guy was selling massive amounts of stolen games. You know with every console he was selling, games most likely came with it. Thus the mod-chips he was selling, and providing were use to cirmcumvent piracy in most cases.
At least the police over in the Uk go after the big fish, unlike our specially trained agencies over here in the Us tageting soft targets that can't fight the charges as well, as an established modder with finacial resources to fight the charges.
December's 2018 Games with Gold lineup for Xbox One includes: Q.U.B.E. 2 and Never Alone. For Xbox 360 owners (and through Xbox One backward compatibility), December kicks off with Dragon Age II, followed by Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.
On Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold members can download Q.U.B.E. 2 (normally $24.99 ERP) for free during the month of December. Never Alone ($14.99 ERP) will be available as a free download from December 16th to January 15th.
On Xbox 360, starting December 1st, Dragon Age II ($19.99 ERP) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through December 15th. Then on December 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can download Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction ($9.99 ERP) for free through December 31st.
Titles are available as free downloads for qualifying Xbox Live Gold members in all markets where Xbox Live is available. Some regions may offer different titles depending on market availability.
There's two main types of Xbox 360 rumors these days. The first is the "price drop" rumor, which is often pointing to the holiday season, and consistently gets shot down by Microsoft. The second is the type that says that pricing will stay the same, but Microsoft is adding something into the mix, a la the latest HD-DVD rumor.
The most recent rumors revolves around the second type of rumor. This one says that no price drop is in the works, but that there's going to be a new "Xbox 360 Pro Bundle". This bundle will supposedly replace the Xbox 360 Premium Pack and stay at the current price of $399.
This package would contain a 360, 20GB hard drive, wireless controller, headset and Hi-Def component video cable, plus a copy of Project Gotham Racing, a three-month Gold subscription to Xbox Live and 1,250 XBL Marketplace points to spend on whatever your heart desires. August is the date being floated around for this to occur.
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According to Game Politics, an internal Target memo told every branch to stop selling the game and to refuse all future deliveries of the title for all systems.
