▁" we ▁have ▁always ▁appreciated ▁D ix ons ▁as ▁a ▁ret ail ▁partner , ▁and ▁we ▁fully ▁respect ▁their ▁actions . ▁We ▁are ▁naturally ▁very ▁surprised ▁and ▁disappoint ed ▁that ▁any ▁ret ail er ▁would ▁choose ▁to ▁pull ▁any ▁game ▁... ▁We ▁reject ▁any ▁suggestion ▁or ▁association ▁between ▁the ▁trag ic ▁events ▁and ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Manh unt ." ▁Rock star ▁also ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁intended ▁for ▁adult s ▁only ; ▁" R ock star ▁Games ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁publish er ▁of ▁interactive ▁entertain ment ▁ge ared ▁towards ▁m ature ▁aud ien ces , ▁and ▁[ it ] ▁mark ets ▁its ▁games ▁respons ibly , ▁target ing ▁advert ising ▁and ▁market ing ▁only ▁to ▁adult ▁consum ers ▁ages ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁older ." ▁As ▁the ▁media ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁could ▁be ▁b anned ▁completely , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" sign ific antly ▁increased " ▁demand ▁for ▁it ▁both ▁from ▁ret ail ers ▁and ▁on ▁Internet ▁au ction ▁sites . ▁G is elle ▁P ake er ah ▁respond ed ▁to ▁this ▁by ▁saying ▁" it ▁doesn ' t ▁really ▁come ▁as ▁surprise , ▁they ▁say ▁no ▁public ity ▁is ▁bad ▁public ity . ▁But ▁I ▁must ▁say ▁I ' m ▁sad den ed ▁and ▁disappoint ed . ▁The ▁content ▁of ▁this ▁game ▁is ▁cont empt ible . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁soci etal ▁ha z ard ▁and ▁my ▁concern ▁is ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁off ▁the ▁sh el ves ▁as ▁there ' s ▁enough ▁violence ▁in ▁society ▁already