Another Controversial Game by Take 2

Manhunt 2, the sequel to the first sickening Manhunt, has just been banned by the British Board of Film Classification. Produced by Take 2 Studios, makers of the Grand Theft Auto games and Bully, the game is the first banned in Britain in 10 years.
David Cooke of the BBFC said in a statement "Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end video games by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone. There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game."

I could never understand the appeal of entertainment that focuses on extreme cruelty and sadism. I was disgusted just at the description of the game on Wikipedia. Have game players/audiences today become so accustomed to extreme violence that it takes this level of gross violence to attract them?