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GTA: San Andreas to be Re-Released Next Week

Posted by samzenpus on from the now-suitable-for-children dept.

404Ender writes "According to GameStop and EB, the wildly successful Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will finally be re-released without the controversial "Hot Coffee" content and clean of anything that might demand an AO rating. Will this be the first game in a series of many to come that will be pulled off the market to be changed due to questionable content? How long before a Hot Coffee replacement mod is produced?"

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  1. GTA: Bonny Scotland released by bloodredsun · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Shortbread and Whisky" mod. Many tartan travel rugs upset.

  2. Good news but... by jmcmunn · · Score: 0, Redundant


    How long before people realize that they can just take the old executable, and the old bitmaps (or dat files) and put them in the directory and voila! the content is back. It seems like no less of a problem to me than the original release. Either way, the owner of the game is modifying it beyond the control of the manufacturer.

    Personally, I think there are a lot more harmful things in the game than some simulated cartoon sex scenes. I love the game, and have played it through several times. I just think people are over reacting to this stuff. I can walk into any store and buy a number of movies that show more skin than GTA, and I don't see parents and the ratings board clamoring about it. Why drop GTA from the shelves and not all movies that have sexual content as well?

  3. Re:GTA: Old England released by Have+Blue · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No Hot Coffee Please, We're British?