Yesterday, it was rumored that hackers had "fixed" the PSP version of Manhunt 2, by removing the violence-filter on at least one of the ultra-violent action game's more objectionable scenes. Today, Rockstar Games confirmed that the work-around exists:

"Hackers apparently have altered one of those edits to produce an illegally modified version of the game that can only be played on an unauthorized, modified PlayStation Portable handheld system," Rockstar reportedly said.

According to Rockstar, most of the filtering remains intact, but even if that's true, TheFeed is surprised that, after the fallout from the Hot Cofee imbroglio, Rockstar would ever let anything like this happen again, even in a limited way.

Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick said, “I stand behind the game and the ESRB ratings process. It is unfortunately the case that no one in the entertainment software industry is immune from hacking. We hope that consumers will not engage in hacking or download illegally modified copies of our games. We encourage them to enjoy our games as they are meant to be played. We would also like to emphasize that Manhunt 2 is intended for an audience aged 17 and above.”

GamePolitics: BREAKING: Rockstar Confirms Manhunt 2 PSP Hack