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In the aftermath of a sustained battle with Rockstar Game over their upcoming Manhunt 2 title, the BBFC may have to step down as Britain's authority on classifying video games.  Many professionals are stepping up to challenge the BBFC's powers as well as its classification system.  The board's original decision was to ban Manhunt, only to have that overturned on appeal.

The BBFC has been attacked by a BBC tech editor, Darren Waters, who said that the Manhunt 2 ordeal left the BBFC "with its credibility bruised."  It is expected that establishing a new classification system will be the job of Pan European Game Information (PEGI).  PEGI is a voluntary system comprised of video game developers themselves.  Sounds like a situation that needs to be settled sooner than later for the sake of gamers.

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