ESRB Revokes San Andreas Rating

Alex Blonski writes "In a stunning move, the ESRB has advised retailers to stop selling Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. This report follows public pressure over the Hot Coffee debacle. Rockstar, the publishers of the game have given retailers the option of restickering the game with an 18+ rating or exchanging it for a new version with the controversial content removed. ESRB head Patricia Vance says 'After a thorough investigation, we have concluded that sexually explicit material exists in a fully rendered, unmodified form on the final discs of all three platform versions of the game (i.e., PC CD-ROM, Xbox and PS2). However, the material was programmed by Rockstar to be inaccessible to the player and they have stated that it was never intended to be made accessible. The material can only be accessed by downloading a software patch, created by an independent third party without Rockstar's permission, which is now freely available on the internet and through console accessories. Considering the existence of the undisclosed and highly pertinent content on the final discs, compounded by the broad distribution of the third party modification, the credibility and utility of the initial ESRB rating has been seriously undermined.'"

Comments

Of course

[Sanity]

Violence is American, sex and nakedness are both rather... um... French.

Rockstar lied

[SiliconEntity]

It pisses me off that Rockstar has lied about this from day one, claiming that the content wasn't in the game and had been inserted by hackers. They deserve whatever bad things happen to them as a result of this. If they had come clean, said our programmer did it and we didn't know, we've fired him, at least they would maintain their self respect (assuming that's what happened).

But no, they had to resort to a cowardly and foolish lie, a lie which would inevitably be found out. They deserve no respect at all.

When you are power-mad

[HBI]

Nothing has too high of a price.

Vince Foster would tell us all about that. If he weren't dead, of course.

Re:People are still having sex

[Henry V .009]

Sexual entertainment can influence behavior. Violent entertainment does not. Is that simple enough for you?