Det lader til at Rockstar altid er på kollisionskurs med alverdens aviser og antivoldgrupper Deres seneste problem omhandler Manhunt, der blev sluppet sidste år, og som langt hen af vejen er en Running Man-klon med spandevis at vold og blod.
Spillet fik angiveligt den 17 årige Warren Leblanc til at gå amok og dræbe den 14 årige Stefan Pakeerah med et hammer og en kniv. Hans venner beskrev ham som værende besat af spillet. Dog kan ingen forklare hvordan den kun 17 årige Warren kunne få fat i og spillet et spil, der kun sælges til folk over 18 år.
Reaktionen hos Stefans moder Giselle Pakeerah var forventet:
"I think that I heard some of Warren's friends say that he was obsessed by this game. If he was obsessed by it, it could well be that boundaries for him became quite hazy. I can't believe that this sort of material is allowed in a society where anarchy is not that far removed. It should not be available and it should not be available to young people."
Hos ELSPA var man naturligvis triste over episoden, men tog til genmæle, da man mente at spilindustrien var blevet angrebet på unfair grundlag:
"We sympathise enormously with the family and parents of Stefan Pakeerah. However, we reject any suggestion or association between the tragic events in the Midlands and the sale of the video game Manhunt. The game in question is classified 18 by the British Board of Film Classification and therefore it should not be in the possession of a juvenile. We would also add that simply being in someone's possession does not and should not lead to the conclusion that a game is responsible for these tragic events."