Harbinger Of Doom: PACHTER WATCH: T2's Costly Manhunt Problems

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Yesterday was a really bad day for Take Two. First Manhunt 2 is banned completely in the UK and Ireland. Then they reveal that the ESRB has given the dubious distinction of being one of very few non-porn games to recieve an AO rating (GTA San Andreas ironically being one of the others). And now industry analyst extraordinaire Michael "Master P" Pachter is spelling out doom for the franchise and financial trouble for the company over the game.
Stating their options as shipping the game as-is, redoing it for a better rating, or simply canceling the title altogether, Pachter estimates that the fallout of the Manhunt 2 problems will cost the company around half of his original estimate of $40 million in revenue. Going to have to go with him on this. For one, you lose half your market and you're going to lose half the profit. Then there's the word of mouth reaching parents about the game, making them much less likely to fall back on the normal parenting technique of handing over money and nodding noncommittally. Thirdly, he's The Pachter, and his word is sacrosanct. Michael Fahey
Pachter: Manhunt 2 Troubles Will Cost T2 Millions of $$$ [Game Politics]

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