ASA adopts the “better late than never” approach to banning Condemned 2 adverts
Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, Microsoft Xbox 360, News, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with Condemned 2, Monolith.
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned two Condemned 2 adverts shown in the UK. After receiving a whopping nine complaints, (woo hoo!) the authority has ruled that the adverts for Condemned 2 could not be broadcast again in their current form.
“[The commercials] contained scenes of graphic and brutal violence, which, although computer-generated, were realistic in appearance”, said the ASA. “Both adverts showed a man punching another on the floor and blood splattering on the screen as a man was beaten with a club,”
“We considered viewers were likely to find those scenes offensive and distressing, and to see then as condoning real violence and cruelty.”