2K Games has had to respond to calls to ban The Darkness II, after a coalition of Christian police organisations filed complaints about its alleged depiction of officers.
The superhero-sounding alliance of the International Christian Police Fellowship, the Swiss Christian Police Association and the Germany Christian Police Association drafted a letter to politicians and game producers to stop the sale of violent video games. They should have asked Jack Thompson to bring back 2005.
Specifically, The Darkness II caught some ire as it "creates a distorted perspective of police officers for young players." The first Darkness game was released in 2007 with a Mature rating in North America and a BBFC 18 classification in the UK. The band of organisations referenced the Bible in its letter, writing "[F]or whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
The response from 2K Games was as follows; "Reported stories regarding police officers in The Darkness II were erroneous. To be clear, there are no police officers in the game."
Whoops.
Source: Gamespot
The superhero-sounding alliance of the International Christian Police Fellowship, the Swiss Christian Police Association and the Germany Christian Police Association drafted a letter to politicians and game producers to stop the sale of violent video games. They should have asked Jack Thompson to bring back 2005.
Specifically, The Darkness II caught some ire as it "creates a distorted perspective of police officers for young players." The first Darkness game was released in 2007 with a Mature rating in North America and a BBFC 18 classification in the UK. The band of organisations referenced the Bible in its letter, writing "[F]or whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
The response from 2K Games was as follows; "Reported stories regarding police officers in The Darkness II were erroneous. To be clear, there are no police officers in the game."
Whoops.
Source: Gamespot
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