'We decided to take them off our shelves. In recent years DSG International has withdrawn two other games, Hitman and Manhunt. These include Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which has also been the subject of controversy due to its depiction of violence. 'We are committed to a good working relationship with Rockstar Games and will continue to stock all of its other titles,' he added. 'We took a view that because it touches on a sensitive issue - violence in school - that it is not a product we would stock,' he said.
The decision to ban the game from stores under the DSG International umbrella is 'very unusual' according to spokesman Hamish Thompson. A judge decided against a ban earlier this week. Florida lawyer Jack Thompson had argued that Bully - a PlayStation 2 title developed by Rockstar Games - was a 'Columbine simulator'. In the US there have been attempts to have it banned in some states. Questions have been asked about the game in the House of Commons and children's charities have condemned it. Images from the game have shocked anti-bullying campaignersĪ video game depicting playground violence has been banned from some UK shops.īully, known in the UK as Canis Canem Edit, will not be stocked in Currys or PC World.Ī spokesman for parent company DSG International said the videogame was not in keeping with its 'family-friendly image'.
