London - Take-Two Interactive's Rockstar Games has appealed the British Board of Film Classification's outright ban of its upcoming "Manhunt 2" game in the U.K., MCV reported. The Video Appeals Committee will now hear arguments from both Rockstar and the BBFC, which cited the game's "unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone" in its decision to ban Manhunt 2.

London - Game publisher Take-Two Interactive's upcoming "Manhunt 2," developed by its Rockstar Games studio, has been banned from sale in the U.K. by the British Board of Film Classification, GamesIndustry.biz reported.