Brazil judge bans video game 'Bully'

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Rockstar is best known for the popular "Grand Theft Auto" game series, in which players can hijack cars and run down pedestrians. That game has sold 65 million copies in various incarnations. In Rockstar's gory "Manhunt 2," players fight to escape from a psychiatric institution. Last year, the British Board of Film Classification, the country's ratings board, refused to certify the game.

Bully is rated "T" for teenagers age 13 and older in the U.S., not of "M" for mature players 17 and older. It launched in October 2006 in the U.S. for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2 gaming console. In March, it became available for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.'s Wii, according to the Rockstar Web site for the game.

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