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GTA Sex Game Leads to ESRB Fracas

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the additional-content-land dept.

At first, it was nothing more than a rumour. A "sex mini-game" in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, left in the code for the PC version and unlocked by inquisitive players. Then, as more and more information became available it seemed as though the sex game might be real. This revelation has lead to California Speaker pro-tem Yee blasting the ESRB for their apparent slip-up in examining all the content in the game. The ESRB has responded by pledging a "thorough and objective investigation" of the claims to get to the bottom of the situation. Commentary is available from Joystiq, GamesAreFun, and Buttonmashing.

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  1. Re:Better Quesiton by Alex+P+Keaton+in+da · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Any screenshots?
    All this will do is fan the flames of the "video games turn kids into depraved sex clowns" crowd.
    At some point though, this could be criminal- If this has been sold to under 18s in the US, it is a crime in many states to give under 18s adult materials...
    "get to the bottom of the situation"
    This is a situation I would like to keep abreast of, and stay on top of
    Sounds like this game is getting a rise out of some people.
    Does the game come with a "joystick"?

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  2. More of America being retarded: by failure-man · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Woo! Shooting things! Reckless driving! Killing bystanders! Killing cops!

    Wait, is that a boobie?! OMGWTF!!!!!1111one WE MUST PROTECT CHILDREN FROM THIS CORRUPTING INFLUENCE! THINK OF TEH CHILDREN!

    Where do we get so many morons around here anyway? Have they been putting a moron virus in lunch meats for the past few generations or something?

  3. Mirror by Capricous · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Here is a mirror on Bittorrent of the movie that is going much faster than any web server hosting the file: http://www.mybittorrent.com/info/bittorrent_info_g ames_145038.html

  4. Re:Better Quesiton by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ridiculous is spelled with an 'i'

  5. Re:It's a mirror. by PCM2 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    You win GTA by completing the missions - which, yes, are of a criminal nature, but they do not endorse random violence against innocent civilians in the manner that you depicted (it is often counterproductive since it is beneficial to attract less attention from the virtual authorities).
    OK, people keep saying that, but what missions? I didn't see any missions. All I saw was a stereotypical black guy with a little bicycle and a bunch of other people standing around on the street. Sure, I could ride around the streets on the bike for a while, but that got a little boring, and after a while people would start yelling and shooting at me. It's a videogame, I figured you're supposed to push buttons. Pushing buttons let me steal cars and beat people up. That's about all I saw of it. Like I said, apparently I missed the point. I only played it for 15 minutes. I don't have a real long attention span for videogames.
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