Rockstar finally gets to release Manhunt 2 in the UK after a long and grueling year-long battle against the BBFC. UK gamers can expect the game to hit shelves on October 31.

So the legal battle between the BBFC and Manhunt 2 is finally over. The BBFC is currently under some heavy scrutiny because of the case, but what does the BBFC itself say about the whole thing? According to its director, the organization actually benefited from the affair. How? Story in the full article.

After the whole Manhunt 2 (PSP and Wii) fiasco and the controversy it spawned, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is now facing heavy scrutiny to see if it still remains a viable option for the classification of video games. More in the full article.

Following the decision by the Video Appeals Committee to allow Manhunt 2 to be sold across UK, Rockstar Games has issued a statement that it would market the game responsibly. More on this after the jump.

Gamers in UK will soon get their hands on the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Portable video game Manhunt 2 as the Video Appeals Committee has decided again in favor of an 18 rating. The BBFC, now, has no other choice but to agree. More on this after the jump!

Even if the murder was committed against Stefan Pakeerah four years ago, the issue is still pretty much alive as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will meet with the mother of the Manhunt murder victim to discuss concerns on the violent content of games. Find out more in the full article.

It's been a grueling battle for Rockstar Games to release Manhunt 2 in the UK. Recently, they made a successful appeal to the Video Appeals Committee, but this was overturned by the High Court. Rockstar Games has expressed its dissatisfaction and bafflement at the decision of the High Court. Read Rockstar Game's statement in the full article.

The wheels of justice can turn rather slowly - especially if it's the UK case involving Rockstar Games' controversial Manhunt 2 (Wii, PSP). According to the UK High Court, the Video Appeals Committee that was responsible for the appeal on the ban imposed by the British Board of Film Classification misinterpreted the law and must reconvene. More legal twists await in the full article after the jump.

It looks like the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) got its way, at least for the moment. The board is sending out word that it has been granted permission to judicially review the Video Appeals Committee's overturning of their refusal to rate Manhunt 2 (Wii, PSP, PS2). More details regarding this legal battle are available in the full article.

Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive's Manhunt 2 (Sony PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii) has had a long and tiresome war with censors. While it had a big win of sorts lately with the UK's Video Appeals Commission's decision to certify Manhunt 2 with an 18+ rating, the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) remains firm in its stand. A review of the judgment has been ordered, adding another chapter to a publishing case almost as gory as the title itself.