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Grandma Sues Over Hot Coffee Mod

Posted by Zonk on from the you-so-stupid dept.

Bond_James writes "Ars Technica is reporting that an 85-year old New York woman has filed a civil suit against Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive. She alleges that the defendants 'engaged in misleading and deceptive practices in packaging and selling' the game, which she purchased for her 14-year old grandson. This will be interesting, and scary, to watch unfold in the courtrooms. Will the M (17+) rating of the game save Rockstar?"

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  1. Wow, people are fools by Altizar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The story says she bought the game in 2004, that means it was the ps2 version. The only way to accees the mod for that version is if you have a modchip and manualy modify the files (or so every other story says). Anyway is it not her fault for buying a 14 year old a game desgined for 17+.

    1. Re:Wow, people are fools by over_exposed · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It doesn't matter... It's rated for players of 17 years of age and older. Plain an simple. She purchased it for her 14-year-old grandson. Plain. And. Simple. It's not the fault of Rockstar, Wal-Mart, the ESRB, Toys-R-Us, Hillary Clinton, the game modders, the mod-chip manufacturer, the kid down the street that installed the mod-chip or any other scapegoat she can think of. The only problem here is that Grandma is contributing to the deliquency of a minor, she or her grandson broke the DMCA by installing the mod chip, and the kid's parents still let him play at Grandma's house.

      Seriously...

      --
      "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his." - Patton
  2. More interesting... by SolarCanine · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...will be:

    (a) will Rockstar report her to the local Dept of Social Services for providing the game to the 14 year old,

    (b) will Rockstar turn around, if this lawsuit actually proceeds, and sue the modders for violating EULAs, and

    (c) will Rockstar bite the bullet and start refusing to submit their games voluntarily to the ESRB for rating at all?

    As far as I'm concerned, the hype surrounding this, the Congressional involvement, and the lack of parental responsibility in the equation are far more criminal than anything that Rockstar has done.