Good news Manhunt fans, finally we have an update on what will become of Manhunt 2. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelman has said the company took it's social responsibility very seriously.

"We also have hundreds of extraordinarily talented people who have worked on this title for three years, and supporting their creative vision and bringing it to consumers as unvarnished and unchanged as possible is crucial to us"

He added that Rockstar Games sees itself as a producer of Mature (M rated) games. Take-Two will be standing by the game even if it has to keep it's dreaded Adults Only (AO) rating.

"We don't see ourselves in the Adults Only business, having said that, if we find ourselves in the Adults Only business, it would be because we have a title that we consider art and entertainment, that we consider if appropriately labeled AO, and that we would like to bring to market."

Mr. Zelnick also said he was critical of the American Rating system, where games rated for Adults Only are deemed inappropriate, wrong and useless as Sony and Nintendo both refuse to release AO games and most AO games are not stocked by game sellers:

"What is the purpose of a rating if it means effectively that a title cannot be released?...Having a rating that we don't think is appropriate is one issue, obviously, and a separate issue would be if we feel the rating is appropriate and we can't bring it to market…that seems somewhat nonsensical."

We sure hope this works out soon, once again we'd like to show our support for Take-Two, Rockstar Games and the Manhunt 2 game itself. It is good to see the company standing up for their rights and their belief's. Thousands of hard-working developers have put 3 years into this game, this outcome is a major slap in the face, and quiet frankly very disrespectful.

Via rockstargames.com:

We wanted to thank everyone who has taken the time to contact us about Manhunt 2, which we had been planning to release on PlayStation 2, PSP and Nintendo Wii. As you know, Manhunt 2 was effectively banned around much of the world, after it was refused certification in the United Kingdom, prohibited in Ireland, and denied an M rating in the United States.

We are very proud of Manhunt 2 and believe it builds on what the team accomplished with the first title in the series. The game was developed as a horror experience, and to be an M rated title, aligning it with similar horror content created in other forms of media. Unlike many other people, we do not think video games should be singled out for special treatment from the authorities. We hope to have more information for you soon, but in the meantime, we wanted you to know how much we value all of your messages of support.

We found a site today called Develop 100, which lists the top 100 gaming studios around the world. Of course the Rockstar Studios are on it, the first Rockstar Studio is 6th, which is Rockstar Leeds, the creators of the PSP versions of Grand Theft Auto, Midnight Club 3: DUB edition, Manhunt 2, and The Warriors.

But the first one on the list is EA Canada, which to me isn't a surprise. The second one is the massive Nintendo, which created the Wii and first 3D portable console the DS. Konami Corporation is third and Maxis is forth, which is well known for The Sims.

Traveller's Tales is fifth and like I said Rockstar Leeds is sixth. Here is the rest of the top ten in order:

7. Ubisoft France
8. Yuke's
9. EA Redwood Shores
10. Ubisoft Montreal

In my surprise Rockstar Vancouver is on the list at 39, which created the Bully game. Rockstar North, which created the Grand Theft Auto games back when it was DMA design, is at 57 and the last one on the list is Rockstar San Diego, which are the makers of games such as Midnight Club, Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Smuggler's Run series.

But not all of the Rockstar Studios made it into the top 100, these are Rockstar London, Rockstar Toronto and the now closed Rockstar Vienna.

View all 100 at Develop100.com.